Generative AI-powered toys are attractive, but they lack humanity. Children deserve better.

Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, set to become the first Indian astronaut on the ISS via the Gaganyaan mission as part of Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), carried a white swan plush toy named ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) ethics has become a hot topic in the popular press and in scholarly writing. In this column, five noted scholars give their opinions on what AI issues will become ...

But toys are changing. In a world where children grow up with algorithm-curated content and voice assistants, toy manufacturers are looking to AI for new opportunities.

Once the SpaceX Dragon capsule reaches orbit, the plush toy, tethered securely during launch, will be released to float inside the cabin — a cheerful signal that the crew has successfully entered ...

As AI systems learn about a child's moods, preferences and vulnerabilities, they may also build data profiles to follow children into adulthood. These aren't just toys, they're psychological actors.

Artificial intelligence The AI Hype Index: AI-powered toys are coming MIT Technology Review’s highly subjective take on the latest buzz about AI, including its role in layoffs and storm prediction.

This is an audio transcript of The Economics Show podcast episode: ‘Wolf-Krugman Exchange: AI hype vs reality’ Martin Wolf I hope you’ve been enjoying these, by the way. Paul Krugman Oh, it ...

World The Wolf-Krugman Exchange: AI hype vs reality In the fourth of this six-part series of The Economics Show, Martin Wolf, the FT’s chief economics commentator, and Nobel Prize-winning ...

But toys are changing. In a world where children grow up with algorithm-curated content and voice assistants, toy manufacturers are looking to AI for new opportunities. Mattel has now partnered with ...