A host of startups are building robots and stuffed toys that can have full-fledged conversations with children, thanks to generative AI. Six-year-old Sophia Valentina sits under a decorated Christmas ...

New research shows AI companies are doing virtually nothing to monitor how their chatbots are used in children’s toys.

Education Fund has raised concerns about the growing use of artificial intelligence chatbots in children’s toys, warning that some of these systems may not be suitable for young users. According to ...

Man versus machine? If kids had to pick, humans might be out of luck. Children are more inclined to trust machines than adults and may, as a result, learn better from bots, according to recent ...

Earlier this month, startup Embodied announced that it is going out of business and taking its Moxie robot with it. The $800 robots, aimed at providing emotional support for kids ages 5 to 10, would ...

AI teddy bears use adult-only chatbots despite child safety policies, exposing kids to data harvesting and RF radiation risks through lax API oversight.

For many children, the transition from learning to read to reading to learn is a crucial and sometimes nerve-wracking milestone. Reading aloud in class is intended to foster fluency and confidence, ...

A nonprofit children's safety organization, Fairplay, is urging gift givers to avoid buying AI toys for children this holiday season, according to an advisory issued on Thursday. Fairplay, along with ...

The Moxie AI robot cost $800 and was marketed to parents to help teach children social skills. The company sent customers an email in late November announcing it would be shutting down. Parents of ...