AI toys are telling kids how to find knives, and senators are mad

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

These are all conversation topics that recently-recalled children’s toys – built atop AI chatbots like OpenAI’s GPT-4o – are capable of bringing up to children. On Tuesday, U.S. senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) sent a letter to toy companies about their concerns – including a list of questions and a deadline for the companies to respond by January 6, 2026.

« Many of these toys are not offering interactive play, but instead are exposing children to inappropriate content, privacy risks, and manipulative engagement tactics, » the …

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