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Sales of AI teddy bear suspended after it gave advice on BDSM and knives

https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/19/tech/folotoy-kumma-ai-bear-scli-intl
4•ceejayoz•1h ago

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DrewADesign•55m ago
They’re really going after all the jobs, eh?

Seriously though, I can’t imagine a) anyone thinking it’s wise to plop a current LLM product into a toddler’s unsupervised hands, or b) anyone assuming the teddy bear they just bought their child could be guiding them to weapons and discussing sexual topics. I think most responsible parents ‘get’ that you can’t just let kids roam free on the internet, but I think LLMs are enough of a context switch that people don’t make the connection intuitively.

jerlam•21m ago
Predicted in a late night skit 11 years ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SfSx9ts46A
Bender•14m ago
Or Robin Williams at the Met ages ago referring to Teddy Ruxpin. I don't have a link.