A developer built Curio, a library that makes design styles machine-readable so AI agents can consume them. The catalog is published as structured data, including llms.txt and index.json, allowing age…
AI companions marketed as therapeutic tools for neurodivergent children, such as Curio's AI plushies and Mattel's OpenAI-enabled Barbies, risk emotional harm when hardware fails or software changes, a…
Moxie, an AI-powered companion robot made by Embodied, Inc., is marketed to help neurodivergent children practice social skills, but after six years with 10-year-old Xander, the robot's functionality …
A study by the University of Cambridge's Faculty of Education, published in March 2026, found that generative-AI toys like Curio's Gabbo fail to engage in pretend play with children, instead declining…
A U.S. PIRG Education Fund report found that AI-powered toys marketed for children as young as three rely on large language models designed for adults, exposing kids to sexually explicit content and d…
Jonathan Haidt, author of "The Anxious Generation," warned in a recent TED Talk that AI-powered toys and chatbots could harm children's emotional development by becoming attachment figures, potentiall…