The company that makes the AI-powered toy, which was criticized for giving instructions on how to start fires, has stopped selling it.
As the holidays approach, parents everywhere are searching for the most popular toys of the year. This year, many of those toys include artificial intelligence, with some even featuring built-in AI chatbots.
A recent report by PIRG’s Our Online Life Program, called ‘Trouble in Toyland 2025,’ revealed that some AI chatbots could potentially put children in harm’s way.
The most concerning discovery was a “Kumma bear” toy made by Folotoy. Testing revealed that this toy, using a childlike voice, would tell children how to start fires, locate knives, and find medication.
Folotoy respond to report about AI-powered toys
The findings of this study have raised significant worries. RJ Cross, from the PIRG Our Online Life Program, advised Futurism, “As a parent today, I would avoid letting my children use chatbots or any toys – like teddy bears – that contain them.”
Folotoy addressed the issue by removing the Kumma toy from sale and preventing further purchases.
Folotoy CEO Larry Wang told CNN that the company is reviewing the toy’s safety internally.
The Kumma wasn’t the only toy that gave harmful advice during the tests.
The Miko 3 tablet, powered by an AI, gave researchers instructions on how to find matches and plastic bags, even after they told it they were communicating with a five-year-old.
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