Citing Privacy, Child Advocates Welcome Mattel’s Delay on OpenAI Toy
Mattel is right to delay the release of its first toy with OpenAI, child advocates said in a statement Tuesday. The advocates raised privacy and safety concerns about the toy.
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Fairplay appreciates "that Mattel has heard the concerns of our coalition of experts and advocates and is delaying the release of the first toy from its partnership with OpenAI," said Rachel Franz, Young Children Thrive Offline program director, citing a news report. "Given the threat that AI poses to children's development, not to mention their safety and privacy, such caution is more than warranted.”
Fairplay recommended that Mattel “make this delay permanent.” The company didn’t comment Tuesday.