BUYER BEWARE

United Press International reported on Nov. 20 that a talking teddy bear called Kumma has been pulled from retail shelves after the AI-powered toy ventured into questionable topics. A group of researchers from the U.S. and Canada held conversations with Kumma and found it easy to get the $99 bear to discuss sexually explicit topics. The researchers said Kumma would take a particular topic and “run with it, simultaneously escalating in graphic detail while introducing new sexual concepts of its own.” CEO of FoloToy Larry Wang said his company is “conducting an internal safety audit.”