As AI toys begin to flood the toy market, safety experts warn that they pose a significant risk for children, having the ...

Mattel’s decision to pull back its first OpenAI-powered toy from this year’s release calendar marks a sharp turn in how the company is approaching artificial intelligence in children’s products.

In 2025, generative AI was no longer a nice-to-have for brands; it became an essential tool in their business and marketing ...

Ynon Kreiz, the chief executive of Mattel, believes consumers squeezed by tariffs and inflation will cut back on other things ...

Talking toys have relied on scripts until very recently. Pull a string or press a button, and a doll recites a line ...

But at least two advocacy groups say AI toys could be unsafe and are warning parents to proceed with caution — or avoid them ...

Artificial intelligence is everywhere, as demonstrated by recent information showing how it even affects the youngest members ...

After speaking with numerous experts and testing several AI toys firsthand, I've learned to proceed with extreme caution in ...

It’s great to see Mattel delaying the release of its first AI products,” said R.J. Cross, PIRG’s Our Online Life program director and co-author of two recent reports about AI toys. “We don’t need toy ...

AI-powered toys with chatbots raise safety concerns for children. Learn about the risks, dangers, and protections in this ...

Such concerns echo a larger dialogue about AI. Recent polls, particularly among those conducted in the US, show increasing ...

Mattel and other toy companies have been working on AI toys that are expected to be unveiled in 2026, but child safety groups have raised concerns about products already being sold.