AI chat toy company Bondu left its web console almost entirely unprotected. Researchers who accessed it found nearly all the conversations children had with the company’s stuffed animals. So Thacker ...

A child advocacy group is urging parents not to buy artificial intelligence toys for their children this holiday season. A growing number of action figures, dolls and stuffed animals are embedded with ...

When we discourage young people from learning to code or pursuing computer science, we limit their agency and abilities in a ...

In April 2025, Matt and Maria Raine faced an unimaginable nightmare. Their 16-year-old son Adam tragically took his own life. As the family searched for answers, they discovered that an AI chatbot had ...

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.

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Recently, a friend asked me a question that's been floating around every boardroom and business school: "With AI writing code, does programming still matter?" It's a fair question. Generative AI can ...

Source: Cyndidyoder83 / Pixabay Part 1 of this series described the potential misbehaviors and prevalence of AI companions. Here, I address their special dangers for kids and what parents can do to ...

The team at Retro, a photo-sharing app for close friends and family, is experimenting with how generative AI can be put to more creative uses. To try out the latest, cutting-edge AI technologies, the ...

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 ...