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Ahead of the holidays, consumer and child advocacy groups warn against AI toys

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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 other child and consumer advocacy groups, say these toys – playthings like plushies, dolls, action figures, and kids' robots embedded with chatbots and other artificial intelligence technologies – can be dangerous. Designed to mimic human behaviors and interact with kids as if they were friends, the toys offer novelty at a time when AI is starting to infiltrate many corners of peoples' lives. Fairplay's advisory, headlined "AI Toys are NOT safe for kids," says these toys prey on children's trust and disrupt human relationships, among other harms. The advisory was endorsed by more than 150 experts and groups including MIT professor and author Sherry Turkle, pediatrician and researcher Jenny Radesky, Social Media Victims Law Cente

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The following is an opinion piece by Chris Anderson, CEO of ByteNova.AI, and does not necessarily reflect the positions of Global Crypto TV.

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The following is an opinion piece by Chris Anderson, CEO of ByteNova.AI, and does not necessarily reflect the positions of...

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Pi Network Unveils AI Integration With OpenMind — Decentralized Computing Goes Live

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Pi Network has launched a Proof-of-Concept initiative with OpenMind, enhancing real-world utility. PI Coin is anticipated to hit new highs as...

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