AI-powered toys that “talk” to young children should be more tightly regulated and carry new safety kitemarks, warns a new report. The playthings are not always developed with children’s psychological ...

AI toys say the darnedest things, according to the independent experts who test them for safety. When researchers from Common Sense Media tried out the popular AI toys Miko 3, Grem, and Bondu, they ...

Children’s advocacy groups are sounding an alarm ahead of the holiday shopping season, urging parents to steer clear of artificial intelligence toys that promise companionship, conversation, and ...

A new report from Common Sense Media is urging parents to think twice before buying AI-enabled toys for their children, warning that the products pose “unacceptable risks” to young children and may ...

Three voice-activated, AI-powered toys tested by Common Sense Media researchers raised concerns that they were designed to engineer emotional attachment with young children and collect private data, ...

A new study from the University of Cambridge found that AI-enabled toys for young children can misinterpret emotional cues and are ineffective at supporting critical developmental play. The ...

Mya, three, was observed while playing with AI-powered toy Gabbo from Curio Researchers are calling for tighter regulation of AI-powered toys designed for toddlers, after conducting one of the first ...

AI-powered toys that “talk” with young children should be more tightly regulated and carry new safety kitemarks, according to a report that warns they are not always developed with children’s ...