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

Sexual fetish content. How to light a match. Where to find knives in the home.

But at least two advocacy groups say AI toys could be unsafe and are warning parents to proceed with caution — or avoid them ...

Parents shopping for smart toys this holiday season are not just buying plush animals and plastic robots. They are inviting ...

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

Imagine your toddler playing with a soft teddy bear, but with ChatGPT baked in. These AI toys can chat to your kid, play ...

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 kidSAFE Seal Program, an FTC-approved COPPA Safe Harbor, tests online products and services designed for children to verify compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

AI chatbots are becoming more prevalent everywhere you look — in kid-friendly apps, too. There's not a lot of research on how kids and chatbots interact. Kids might tend to overshare. Some parents are ...