Experts Warn Parents AI Christmas Toys Put Kids at Risk: 'Trouble in Toyland' [Video]

Talia Wise : Dec 4, 2025
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...A test on four AI toys found that "some of these toys will talk in-depth about sexually explicit topics, will offer advice on where a child can find matches or knives..."

[Faithwire.com] As parents scurry to complete Christmas shopping this year, children's and consumer advocacy groups are warning they should avoid artificial intelligence toys, citing safety concerns. (Image: Pixabay)

Fairplay, a nonprofit children's safety organization, issued an advisory last month urging gift givers to avoid buying AI toys for children this holiday season. The group says that the toys, which can be found in a range of plushies, dolls, action figures, and kids' robots, are generally powered by an AI model and have been shown to harm children and teenagers.

"The serious harms that AI chatbots have inflicted on children are well-documented, including fostering obsessive use, having explicit sexual conversations, and encouraging unsafe behaviors, violence against others, and self-harm," Fairplay said.

According to a consumer alert report by the Public Interest Research Group (PIRG), a test on four AI toys found that "some of these toys will talk in-depth about sexually explicit topics, will offer advice on where a child can find matches or knives, act dismayed when you say you have to leave, and have limited or no parental controls."... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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