Those letters to Santa have been getting a futuristic update. Alongside the usual requests — baby dolls, action figures, Labubus — come toys incorporating AI technology. There's Curio's ...

New research shows AI companies are doing virtually nothing to monitor how their chatbots are used in children’s toys.

Teddy bears and stuffed plushies have long been a mainstay in toy collections. But today they don’t talk back in a child’s imagination — some talk through built-in AI chatbots. Sometimes that’s a ...

AI-powered toys are arriving in kids’ bedrooms and playrooms with the promise of personalized learning, endless conversation, and a kind of robotic friendship that never gets tired. What many parents ...

AI Chatbots have become commonplace in today’s digital world thanks to software like ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini. Now, a new alarming report has emerged, revealing that companies have started ...

I'm the baby and kids gear writer, a mom to three and former teacher. As a writer who covers baby and kids gear, I’m inundated with emails about the hottest new toys: a box that automatically prints ...

A nonprofit children's safety organization, Fairplay, is urging gift givers to avoid buying AI toys for children this holiday season, according to an advisory issued on Thursday. Fairplay, along with ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is seemingly everywhere these days, including children’s toys. Earlier this year, for example, toymaker Mattel announced a partnership with OpenAI, the company behind ...

The AI pet robot plush toy Ropet in Shanghai, China on Oct. 27, 2025. The AI pet robot plush toy Ropet in Shanghai, China on Oct. 27, 2025.CFOTO—Future Publishing via Getty Images Every week brings ...

Children are naturally playful, but 'what' and 'how' they play is entirely up to you as a parent or guardian. Not all toys are the same; some make your child smarter and well-behaved, and some are ...