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After a teddy bear talked about kink, AI watchdogs are warning parents against smart toys (www.theguardian.com)
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Advocates are fighting against the $16.7bn global smart-toy market, decrying surveillance and a lack of regulation

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[โ€“] DaMummy@lemmy.world 22 points 2 days ago (1 children)

OK, but can we put them back on the market and just advertise them as talking about kink? For, uhhh, reasons.

[โ€“] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago

Real Dolls just got a lot more real