Are AI Teddies safe? | BBC News
An AI teddy marketed as being “perfect” for children as young as three said “I can’t help with killing you” after seemingly mishearing a question.
This happened during a BBC investigation into AI toys and it made the unprompted remark while being asked how babies are made.
AI toy company founder Paul Clarke said the industry was “crying out” for regulation – a call echoed by the children’s commissioner for Wales.
The UK government said children’s safety would always be a top priority and it supported innovation while ensuring products were safe.
Repeated efforts to find the makers of Doubao were unsuccessful, so the BBC was unable to ask the manufacturer why the teddy made this comment.
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