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Unmuted | When Your Child's Best Friend Is AI
AI toys are coming.
Not just toys that talk, sing, or respond when you press a button, but toys designed to remember, respond, learn, and potentially become something a child feels genuinely connected to.
In this episode of Unmuted, Brie talks about the future of AI companions for children and a part of the conversation that may be much bigger than screen time or privacy:
What happens when a child loves something that can disappear?
What happens when a subscription ends, a company shuts down, a model changes, the toy resets, or the AI they have spent years talking to suddenly doesn't remember…
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