Source: New York Post
A San Diego charter school network has spent $500,000 on two ChatGPT-powered humanoid robots, pitching the flashy purchase as the future of education as critics question whether the costly experiment belongs anywhere near students. The centerpiece of the half-million-dollar investment is Ameca, a 6-foot-2 robot with a gray silicone face, blinking blue eyes, a transparent skull glowing with purple lights and exposed motors that whir as it smiles, frowns and scans the room. School officials at Altus Schools have hailed Ameca as the “world’s most advanced AI-powered humanoid robot” and say the machines are part of a pilot program exploring how artificial intelligence and robots could one day help educate students.
