Concerning? Alarmism and hysteria! Were there not similar new when video games first came out or even Personal Computers etc.
What is maybe new or more serious here are the serious privacy concerns of connected devices/toys with all kinds of sensors (cameras, microphones, biometric data etc.).
"AI-powered toys fail safety tests, give kids dangerous advice
Consumer advocacy group PIRG tested four AI-enabled toys and found that none met basic safety standards for children.
The worst performer, a teddy bear called Kumma from Chinese company FoloToy, provided detailed instructions on using matches and knives, discussed sexual kinks unprompted, and explained “teacher-student roleplay” involving spanking. The toys also raised serious privacy concerns, with constant listening, biometric data storage for up to three years, and voice recordings processed by third parties.
PIRG’s researchers found that despite OpenAI’s policy against children using ChatGPT, several toys use GPT-4o as their default model and lack parental controls or usage limits. FoloToy has suspended sales of Kumma and launched an internal safety audit in response to the findings."
Happy holidays: AI-enabled toys teach kids how to play with fire, sharp objects "Consumer advocacy researchers at PIRG tested four AI toys, and none of them passed muster"
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