Children's Health Defense A new report from U.S. Public Interest Research Group, “Not for Kids. Found in Toys,” warns that the flawed policies of major companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic allow powerful chatbot technologies to make their way into stuffed animals, robots and other toys designed for children.
Artificial intelligence (AI) systems that tech companies say are not appropriate for children are increasingly embedded in kids’ toys, according to a new report from the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) Education Fund.
The report, “Not for Kids. Found in Toys,” warns that the flawed policies of major companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic allow powerful chatbot technologies to make their way into products designed for children.
“Look online and you’ll find a growing number of AI toys — talking stuffed animals or toy robots — powered by chatbots like ChatGPT,” an article PIRG published with the report says. “There’s just one problem: some AI companies say those same chatbots aren’t for kids.”
PIRG found it is easy to enter into an agreement with major AI companies to access their technology and use it to create toys — even though the companies say they prohibit the use of those technologies for products targeting children.
Jason Christoff, a behavior modification and psychology researcher who hosts the “Psychology of Freedom” podcast, told The Defender that AI toys open the door to psychological programming of children.
“I think it’s important to understand that a child’s brain is much easier to influence than an adult’s,” he said. “Children operate at much different brain wavelengths, making them easier to program and influence.”
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