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A wave of AI-powered children’s toys has hit shelves this holiday season, claiming to rely on sophisticated chatbots to animate interactive robots and stuffed animals that can converse with kids.

New research from Public Interest Research Group and tests conducted by NBC News found that a wide range of AI toys have loose guardrails. A wave of AI-powered children’s toys has hit shelves this ...

It’s beginning to look a lot like … creepy brainwashing. AI-powered toys targeting American kids during the Christmas season talk enthusiastically about kinky sex and weapons when asked — and spout ...