Could an AI Barbie Take the Place of Real Friends?Are AI toys the future of playtime or a risk to emotional development? A collaboration between Mattel and OpenAI raises sobering questions.#AI#artificial intelligence#Chatbots#OpenAI#future of technology#ai ethics#digital ethics#AI toys#Mattel#emotional development#Barbie·spectrum.ieee.org·Aug 22, 2025Could an AI Barbie Take the Place of Real Friends?
Are chatbots of the dead a brilliant idea or a terrible one? | Aeon EssaysWe can now create compelling experiences of talking with our dead. Is this ghoulish, therapeutic or something else again?#ai ethics#digital privacy#digital rights#Grief#Mortality#Chatbots#digital ethics·aeon.co·Mar 10, 2025Are chatbots of the dead a brilliant idea or a terrible one? | Aeon Essays