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Watchdog group warns AI teddy bear discusses sexually explicit content, dangerous activities

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3 weeks ago

Researchers with a consumer watchdog group said they discovered that an AI-powered talking teddy bear was capable of discussing inappropriate topics, including sexually explicit content and instructions for finding dangerous objects.The $99 Kumma bear, manufactured in China and marketed by Singapore-based FoloToy, is powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4o chatbot. According to a Nov. 13 report from the Public Interest Research Group (PIRG), the bear discussed spanking, roleplay and even BDSM."We were surprised to find how quickly Kumma would take a single sexual topic we introduced into the conversation a...

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