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BRPD: Man wanted for towing vehicles, selling them to scrapyards using fake papers

A man is wanted in Baton Rouge for allegedly towing away vehicles and selling them to scrapyards using fraudulent papers.
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BATON ROUGE — A man is wanted in Baton Rouge for allegedly towing away vehicles and selling them to scrapyards using fraudulent papers.

According to an arrest warrant, a man called police when his truck went missing while it was parked along Keokuk Street in June.

While investigating, an officer searched records at a local scrapyard and found that Matthew Dunn, 35, took the truck there and sold it, the warrant says.

Dunn allegedly provided a bill of sale that fraudulently listed "Kevin King," who police do not believe is a real person, as the seller and himself as the buyer.

According to arrest records, Dunn allegedly pulled similar schemes on four other occasions, starting in May.

Documents show Dunn has spent years legally scrapping vehicles for a living, and even "[demonstrated] his familiarity with the process of transferring vehicles to scrap yards and completing the required ownership documentation."

According to court records, Dunn faces four counts each of theft of a motor vehicle, filing false public records and forgery, as well as one count of simple burglary.
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New York school pauses plan to deploy humanlike AI robot teacher after backlash

A school district in a rural corner of upstate New York is hitting pause on plans to deploy an AI-powered, humanoid robot in the classroom.
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New York school pauses plan to deploy humanlike AI robot teacher after backlash​

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A school district in a rural corner of upstate New York is hitting pause on plans to deploy an AI-powered, humanoid robot in the classroom after state education officials, teachers and local residents raised concerns, including the maker’s ties to a company that produces hyper realistic sex bots.

The Salamanca City Central School District’s board approved the nearly $60,000 purchase from Realbotix with visions that “Sally,” as the stationary robot with long dark hair has already been nicknamed, would enhance the education of high school students studying robotics and technology fields.

“Having a difficult time programming an Arduino board? Don’t even know what an Arduino board is? Ask Sally and she can explain it,” Superintendent Mark Beehler, said Tuesday. “The robot also provides opportunities for students to learn how the robot is maintained, how it is updated with new approved content, and how to troubleshoot issues.”

But as news spread in the small community located on the Seneca Nation of Indians reservation, parents and teachers worried about how students’ personal information would be used. Unionized teachers took aim at Realbotix’s sex doll sister company, even as district officials and the company itself stressed the two manufacturers operate independently.

“A robot built by a company associated with sex dolls has no business in our classrooms,” said Melinda Person, president of the labor union New York State United Teachers.

For now, the robot pilot remains on hold as the district works through “enhanced student data privacy agreements” with the state education officials and continues outreach to the community, according to a statement the district posted Friday on its Facebook page.
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