They’re cute, even cuddly, and promise learning and companionship – but artificial intelligence toys are not safe for kids, according to children’s and consumer advocacy groups urging parents not to buy them during the holiday season.
These toys, marketed to kids as young as two years old, are generally powered by AI models that have already been shown to harm children and teenagers, such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, according to an advisory published Nov 20 by the children’s advocacy group Fairplay and signed by more than 150 organisations and individual experts such as child psychiatrists and educators.
