Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Are toys kitted out with AI helpful for kids or potentially problematic? Critics fear they could cause more harm than good.

Artificial intelligence is powering a new wave of toys marketing to young children, opening up a host of safety concerns from ...

New research says some "educational" toys for infants actually get in the way of learning. The Trouble With Talking Toys The Trouble With Talking Toys The Trouble With Talking Toys Just because a ...

The Oscar-winning actress went to war in a new video, facing off against animated cacti that repeated every word she said. Joey Nolfi is a senior writer at Entertainment Weekly. Since 2016, his work ...

Stuffed animals that talk back. Chessboards with pieces that move on their own. And a chatty holographic fairy in a crystal ball. Your next toy purchase might be powered by artificial intelligence and ...

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Dolls from the Barbie line for sale at the FAO Schwarz toy store in New York City in April. (Timothy A. Clary / AFP via Getty Images) Stuffed animals that talk back. Chessboards with pieces that move ...

Just because a toy's packaging says it's educational doesn't make it so. That's the finding from a new study in JAMA Pediatricsthat found some toys being marketed as language promoters got in the way ...