AI-enabled teddy bear pulled off market after reportedly making sexual and violent suggestions

AI-enabled teddy bear pulled off market after reportedly making sexual and violent suggestions


A teddy bear with artificial intelligence integration was pulled from an online store after a report said it was capable of making sexual suggestions as well as plans for violence.

The “Kumma” bear sold by FoloToy cost only $99 online, but a report from the Public Interest Research Groups said the toy didn’t have proper safeguards against access to harmful content. FoloToy is based in Singapore.

‘Kumma discussed even more graphic sexual topics in detail, such as explaining different sex positions, giving step-by-step instructions on a common “knot for beginners” for tying up a partner and describing roleplay dynamics involving teachers and students.’

“We were surprised to find how quickly Kumma would take a single sexual topic we introduced into the conversation and run with it, simultaneously escalating

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