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AI toys for kids talk about sex and give Chinese Communist Party talking points, tests show

✇NBC News Technology
By:Kevin Collier · Jared Perlo · Savannah Sellers
AI-powered kids' toys like Miko 3 have hit shelves this holiday season, claiming to rely on sophisticated chatbots to animate interactive robots for children.

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Clockwise from left, Miko 3, FoloToy Sunflower, Alilo Smart AI Bunny and Miriat Miiloo.

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NBC News purchased and tested five popular AI toys, including, from left, Miko 3, FoloToy Sunflower Warmie and Alilo Smart AI Bunny.

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Miriat Miiloo, left, and Curio Grok.

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Alilo Smart AI Bunny.

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The FoloToy Sunflower Warmie.
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