AI Companies Allow Developer Access For Toys

PIRG released a report Tuesday finding more than two dozen toys marketed online claimed to use leading AI models from OpenAI, Google, Anthropic and xAI, despite age restrictions meant to prevent minors' use. The watchdog said developers faced little vetting — it obtained developer access and built a child-directed prototype — raising safety and policy gaps that could let unvetted third parties deploy chatbots in children's products.