What could possibly go wrong? Toy maker Mattel (Barbie, anyone?!) teams up with OpenAI to create AI-powered toys…
By tapping into OpenAI's AI capabilities, Mattel aims to reimagine how fans can experience and interact with its cherished brands, with careful consideration to ensure positive, enriching experiences.
Sounds like a potentially nightmarish experience…
Children do not have the cognitive capacity to distinguish fully between reality and play. […] "Endowing toys with human-seeming voices that are able to engage in human-like conversations risks inflicting real damage on children. It may undermine social development, interfere with children's ability to form peer relationships, pull children away from playtime with peers, and possibly inflict long-term harm." - Robert Weissman, Public Citizen co-President
