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

Screens are winning kids' time and attention, and now AI companions are stepping in to claim their friendships, too. Why it ...

After speaking with numerous experts and testing several AI toys firsthand, I've learned to proceed with extreme caution in ...

Every week brings new product announcements promising AI-driven companionship for children: Barbies who call you by name, ...

The best way to know if your child is using AI chatbots "is simply to ask, directly and without judgment," said Akanksha Dadlani, a Stanford University child and adolescent psychiatry fellow.

Imagine your toddler playing with a soft teddy bear, but with ChatGPT baked in. These AI toys can chat to your kid, play games and even say, "I love you." But experts are warning that we don’t know ...

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

A large number of very young users are engaging with violent — and often sexually violent — interactions with unregulated ...

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

Research shows that AI chatbots like Character AI can be harmful to children. Here's what Sharyn Alfonsi learned when she talked with a chatbot modeled after herself.

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