{"id":32697,"date":"2023-10-20T14:28:48","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T14:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupsmart.test\/2023\/10\/20\/ai-barbie-not-even-christmas-is-safe-from-the-internet-of-things-startupsmart\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T14:28:48","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T14:28:48","slug":"ai-barbie-not-even-christmas-is-safe-from-the-internet-of-things-startupsmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/uncategorized\/ai-barbie-not-even-christmas-is-safe-from-the-internet-of-things-startupsmart\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Barbie: Not even Christmas is safe from the Internet of Things &#8211; StartupSmart"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"445\" height=\"352\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/l_christmas.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"l_christmas\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Barbie dolls and dinosaurs with artificial intelligence are set to be hot products this Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/innovations\/wp\/2015\/10\/15\/how-artificial-intelligence-is-moving-from-the-lab-to-your-kids-playroom\/?curator=TechREDEF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">As <i>the Washington Post<\/i> reports<\/a>, a number of artificial intelligence-enabled toys will be on sale just in time to make an appearance under the Christmas tree, bringing with them debates about &nbsp;privacy and safety.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Although we\u2019ve long had toys that could \u2018speak\u2019 to us through a range of pre-programed phrases, this a big step up from the poor old Furbie.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hellobarbiefaq.mattel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mattel\u2019s highly publicised Hello Barbie<\/a> will be powered by a proprietary AI platform which will allow the doll to provide smart answers to its child overlords and become more intelligent over time.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Barbie will come equipped with a mic to record the conversations and an internet connection to transfer these words to a computer server where an algorithm will determine what it should say next.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In some cases the doll can go 200 replies deep, something which would tire out the best of us, let alone a nine-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019ll also be a whole pack of intelligent talking dinosaurs ready for Santa Claus to deliver.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/522717158\/cognitoys-internet-connected-smart-toys-that-learn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CogniToys Green Dino<\/a> will be connected up with IBM Watson to answer those tricky questions that kids can often pose, and will tailor the answer to the age of the child.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully none of this goes the way of Funzo from <em>The Simpsons<\/em> \u2013 an AI toy that was programmed to kill all the other competing toys and was eventually destroyed by Gary Coleman.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24785\" alt=\"funzo445\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/funzo445.jpg\" height=\"352\" width=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/startupsmart-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/10\/funzo445-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/startupsmart-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/10\/funzo445-215x170.jpg 215w, https:\/\/startupsmart-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/10\/funzo445-95x75.jpg 95w, https:\/\/startupsmart-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2015\/10\/funzo445.jpg 445w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Post <\/em>article goes on to describe some of the many lingering concerns over the IoT and AI-enabled toys, such as privacy with the recording of children\u2019s conversations, safety surrounding hacking and just a general sense of creepiness.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There are also specific concerns relating to children playing with these highly intelligent robot-like toys, with some fearing it could reduce creativity.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Washington Post <\/em>writer Dominic Basulto succinctly sums up the various concerns surrounding these \u2018intelligent\u2019 new toys.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese consumer-grade AI toys are not \u2018creepy\u2019 because they could destroy the world, but because they have the potential to fundamentally change the nature of how we interact with people and objects around us,\u201d Basulto writes.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese toys are essentially deconstructing everything that makes humans special \u2013 and replacing it with sensors, computer servers, software and algorithms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><i>Want to grow your business with Instagram? 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