Cambridge study warns AI toys risk confusing preschoolers, regulators urged
TL;DR
A Cambridge study of three- to five-year-olds using Curio’s Gabbo AI toy finds the device frequently misreads emotions, interrupts, and provides inappropriate responses, raising concerns about children’s psychological safety and prompting calls for tighter regulation, parental controls, and safer design for AI toys marketed to under-fives; educators and child advocates remain divided on AI’s benefits versus harms.
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- AI toys for young children need tighter rules, researchers warn BBC
- We don’t know if AI-powered toys are safe, but they’re here anyway New Scientist
- AI toys for young children must be more tightly regulated, say researchers The Guardian
- Children’s Toys Are Shipping With Adult AI Inside Them Futurism
- Government exploring stronger measures for online safety and curbing misleading digital ads: Ashwini Vaishnaw MediaNews4U
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