WASHINGTON, D.C. — Randi Weingarten, president of one of America’s most powerful teachers unions, strongly pushed back Thursday on first lady Melania Trump’s comments that humanoid robot teachers could soon become central to children’s education.
After appearing with a humanoid robot during an AI education summit Wednesday, Trump said that a humanoid robot educator “will provide a personalized experience, adaptive to the needs of each student” so “our children will develop deeper critical thinking and independent reasoning abilities.”
Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, delivered the sharp rebuke during Thursday’s inaugural Workers First AI Summit. Hosted by the AFL-CIO, the convening of labor representatives and civil society organizations aimed to bring together workers across industries to build a unified front against AI’s unchecked growth and its growing impact on American workers. “What she did yesterday was every parent’s nightmare,” Weingarten said during a session exploring the policies that should
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