When the Salamanca City Central School District in New York wanted to bring an A.I.-powered robot to the classroom, the superintendent turned to members of the student government.
They helped design nearly every detail. It would be a female between 16 and 24 years old; display a lighthearted, positive and humble personality; and know about the city’s local history, such as the importance of the Kinzua Dam.
Clad in pale silicone flesh, long dark hair and thin eyebrows, it would be called Sally, a play on the district’s name. Sally cost nearly $58,000. And it cost the leaders of the school system very real heartache as a torrent of criticism engulfed the decision to introduce an artificial educator.
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