Would you buy your child a ChatGPT‑powered Barbie? I’m queasy at the prospect of a real‑life Small Soldiers scenario

Mattel teaming up with OpenAI to put AI in toys might be fun, but there's a risk of unpredictable AI playmates that raises concerns.

https://www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/would-you-buy-your-child-a-chatgpt-powered-barbie-im-queasy-at-the-prospect-of-a-real-life-small-soldiers-scenario

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