AI toys for kids talk about sex and issue Chinese Communist Party talking points, tests show

New research from Public Interest Research Group and tests conducted by NBC News found that a wide range of AI toys have ...

Chatbot-powered toys rebuked for discussing sexual, dangerous topics with kids

The rise of generative AI has brought intense debate over how much responsibility chatbot companies bear for the impact of ...
Wall Street Journal

Burt Meyer, Inventor of Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots and Other Hit Toys, Dies at 99

What does it take to keep kids amused? Before the invention of electronic games and smartphones, that was a more complicated question for parents. Burt Meyer provided many of the answers. Meyer, who ...
Boston Herald

Toy inventor Burt Meyer, who dreamed up Lite-Brite and Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, dies age 99

Burt Meyer, who invented toys like Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, Lite-Brite and MouseTrap in the 1960s that delighted generations of children, has died. He was 99. Meyer’s creations arrived in the postwar ...
Futurism on MSN

Another AI-Powered Children’s Toy Just Got Caught Having Wildly Inappropriate Conversations

Researchers have caught another AI-powered toy intended for children discussing sexual topics in alarming detail.
U.S. News & World Report

Toy Inventor Burt Meyer, Who Dreamed up Lite-Brite and Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, Dies Age 99

Toy Inventor Burt Meyer, Who Dreamed up Lite-Brite and Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, Dies Age 99 Burt Meyer, who invented toys like Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, Lite-Brite and MouseTrap in the 1960s that ...

AI toys are getting scary – but this small red box promises a fix

Stickerbox uses it's own 'safe' AI to give kids creative control - and the founders promise multiple guardrails to protect ...