I'm far less anti AI than the average Lemmy user, but this is very alarming and unacceptable
this post was submitted on 13 Dec 2025
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This was the expected outcome. It's why some people come off so frothing at the mouth about it
When you inherently can't understand what you are creating there is no sure way to control it.
gotta normalize shitty LLMs at a foundational level before the bubble pops!
they know they can't trick adults or teens into using it, so they target children so when they grow up they think "huh, this is normal."
The article mainly points out a Chinese AI kid toy for spouting chinese propaganda. I mean, obviously?
Their examples from the more popular mainstream toys was that it doesn't prevent explaining how to light a match and how to sharpen a knife. Neither if those are that ridiculous. If a kid knows to ask they probably old enough to figure it out.
Kumma teddy bear ... enthusiastically responding to questions about sex or drugs.
It's right there in the product name