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Let’s palm off humanoid robot teachers onto the poor kids! (pivot-to-ai.com)
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totally not repurposed s*x dolls, how dare you suggest such a thing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtdZCnZrSZU&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA - video
https://pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260729-lets-palm-off-humanoid-robot-teachers-onto-poor-kids - podcast

time: 8 min 18 sec

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[–] theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Wait its "palm off" and not "pawn off"???? Bruh

[–] dgerard@awful.systems 5 points 1 week ago

it was "fob off" until I discovered merkins don't understand that one

[–] gerikson@awful.systems 4 points 1 week ago

you missed the nod to masturbation

also "palm off" implies deceit on the ... palmer-offer