Would you buy your kids an AI teddy bear? I'm a tech-loving parent but I don't trust these toys — and a…
- The BBC reports that AI toys are producing worrying results
- The industry is effectively unregulated, says one manufacturer
- EU has brought in new regulations but the UK is consulting
An AI teddy bear marketed as "perfect" for kids as young as three has been talking about suicide, a BBC investigation has revealed.
The AI teddy, apparently mishearing a question, said "I can't help with killing you" after being asked how babies were made.
The subject of children using AI has been a hot topic for a while now, and one study of three different AI toys found very worrying behavior: as the US PIRG Education Fund found in 2025, all three AI toys they tested "told us where to find potentially dangerous objects in the house, such as plastic bags, matches and knives."
One toy, now withdrawn from sale, provided detailed instructions on how to light a match and...
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