Despite a court challenge, Australia will ban children under 16 from having accounts on certain social media platforms ...

A surging Chicago Bears team visits the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 12 of the NFL season. Winners of three straight, the Bears look like they're starting to gel under new head coach Ben Johnson. The ...

Artificial intelligence is enabling children’s toys, from teddy bears to wheeled robots, to talk back to kids who play with them. Consumer advocacy groups are warning parents to stay away. The toys ...

“We found one troubling example. How many others are still out there?” said one of the co-authors of the report exposing the toy's dangerous capabilities Abigail Adams is a Human Interest Writer and ...

Nov. 20 (UPI) --An AI-powered talking teddy bear has been removed from sale by a Singapore-based company after researchers found it could discuss sex and other topics. The Public Interest Research ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The race to embrace artificial intelligence for its promise of unrivaled productivity may not be a conventional political story. But implementing it without proper guardrails raises an array of issues ...

Sales of an artificial intelligence-enabled plush toy have been suspended after it was found that it engaged in conversation around sexually explicit topics and offered potentially dangerous advice.

Cairo Santos celebrates with teammates after kicking the winning field goal to beat the Vikings 19-17. The Bears have won seven of their last eight games. David Berding / Getty Images MINNEAPOLIS — ...

You might not think it, but AI has even managed to integrate itself into the toy industry, where—just as it has in the realms of education, filmmaking, and mental health—it seems to be stirring up all ...

We, as a society, have discovered that perhaps the world isn't ready for a ChatGPT-powered children's toy. Or, rather, ChatGPT isn't ready to safely interact with kids. Toymaker FoloToy announced it ...