AI teddy makes unprompted 'I can't help with killing you' remark

BBC News · Nicola Bryan · 2026-11-05 23:02 UTC

MPs and peers have urged retailers to remove AI toys from sale ahead of Black Friday and Christmas.

An AI teddy marketed as being "perfect" for children as young as three said "I can't help with killing you" after seemingly mishearing a question.

It came amid a BBC investigation into AI toys and it made the unprompted remark while being asked how babies are made.

AI toy company founder Paul Clarke said the industry was "crying out" for regulation - a call echoed by the children's commissioner for Wales.