Children talk to their toys as if they’re really listening, sometimes confiding in dolls and stuffed animals. Now toys are actually listening. And remembering. This holiday season, shoppers can buy ...
In the not-so-distant future, you could walk in on a teddy bear reading a bedtime story to your child. And it wouldn’t be just any story — it’d be a saga tailored to everything the toy knows about ...
Parents have long trusted teddy bears to comfort children, not coach them through risky behavior. That assumption shattered when an AI-powered plush toy started giving kids sexual tips and other ...
Today, kids have the chance to interact with their stuffed animals, robots, or dolls in ways their parents were only able to dream of. These toys, usually referred to as “smart” or “connected,” have ...
Researches have sounded the alarm after a children's toy powered by AI after it allegedly began talking about sexual fantasies. Kumma, a scarf-wearing teddy bear made by the Chinese company FoloToy, ...