FoloToy paused sales of its AI teddy bear Kumma after a safety group found the toy gave risky and inappropriate responses during testing. Now the company says it has restored sales after a week of ...

Researchers with a consumer watchdog group said they discovered that an AI-powered talking teddy bear was capable of discussing inappropriate topics, including sexually explicit content and ...

Artificial intelligence is enabling children’s toys, from teddy bears to wheeled robots, to talk back to kids who play with them. Consumer advocacy groups are warning parents to stay away. The toys ...

“We found one troubling example. How many others are still out there?” said one of the co-authors of the report exposing the toy's dangerous capabilities Abigail Adams is a Human Interest Writer and ...

Nov. 20 (UPI) --An AI-powered talking teddy bear has been removed from sale by a Singapore-based company after researchers found it could discuss sex and other topics. The Public Interest Research ...

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — In a complicated world, we all crave nostalgia from time to time and memories of childhood. For many Minnesota kids who grew up in the 80s and 90s, there are fond memories of the ...

Sales of an artificial intelligence-enabled plush toy have been suspended after it was found that it engaged in conversation around sexually explicit topics and offered potentially dangerous advice.

The annual Caden’s Teddy Bears for Kids, a teddy bear drive benefitting patients at Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital, opened Nov. 17 and will run through Dec. 14. This is the ninth year of ...

Last week, researchers at the Public Interest Research Group published an alarming report in which they found that an AI-powered teddy bear from the children’s toymaker FoloToy was giving out ...

You might not think it, but AI has even managed to integrate itself into the toy industry, where—just as it has in the realms of education, filmmaking, and mental health—it seems to be stirring up all ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — When families gather around the Christmas tree and open presents this December, parents of young children may end up mortified by certain artificial intelligence-powered toys.

Before the Teddy Bear Picnic holiday luncheon fundraiser returns Dec. 11, it needs a little help from the community. The 28th annual event hosted by the Bakersfield City School District Education ...