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Artificial Toy Story: Do AI-powered toys take the life out of playtime? [cyberdaily.au]:

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Hess herself said she “would not be introducing Grem to [her] own children”, adding that Grem was “less an upgrade to the lifeless teddy bear” and “more like a replacement for [her]”.

Privacy was also a major concern raised by Hess. Curio said that conversations between children and the AI toys are recorded, transcribed and sent to parents to ensure they know what their children are discussing. Curio said these conversations aren’t recorded and kept for any other purpose.

However, Curio’s privacy policy does create gaps for data usage, including the sending of those conversations to third-party organisations like OpenAI and Perplexity AI.

The recorded conversations also endanger the privacy that a child has from their parents, creating a secret tool for parents to spy on their children.

In the end, Hess removed the voice box from the Grem AI toy and found that when her children interacted with the now regular stuffed toy, they used their imagination and created their own adventures, proving that these toys are arguably more personal and promote growth better than their AI counterparts.

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