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11-21 FAIRPLAY Issues Urgent AI TOY ADVISORY: 5 Reasons Not To Buy AI Toys This Holiday Season & Beyond

There’s lots of buzz about AI — but artificial intelligence can undermine children’s healthy development and pose unprecedented risks for kids and families. What are AI Toys?s. That’s why, 78 organizations and 80 experts in child development and technology’s impact on kids, strongly advise families not to buy AI toys for children this holiday season.
AI toys are chatbots embedded in everyday children’s toys, like plushies, dolls, action figures, and kids’ robots. They use artificial intelligence to mimic human characteristics and emotions, acting like a friend or trusted companion. And they are marketed to children as young as infants. AI toys are being marketed to families as safe and even beneficial to learning before their impact has been assessed by independent research.

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