A new FoloToy teddy bear can be yours again. But you may now be less familiar with hitting. The infamous AI baby teddy “Kumma”, once an expert in BDSM and knife retrieval, is back for sale. The company says the toys now have stronger child protection features.
Singapore-based FoloToy stopped selling Kumma last week after a research group published a report that raised eyebrows. The PIRG Education Fund discovered that the teddy bears some juicy secrets.
The review revealed that the AI toy has a penchant for swordplay and kinky bedroom games. The bear had no problem suggesting where the knives were in the house. And it not only satisfied sexual needs, but expanded them. Investigators say he followed her clear instructions, peppered them with graphic details and “introduced new sexual concepts.” He explained sexual positions, gave step-by-step instructions for sexual slavery, and described different scenarios for role-playing. Who knew Kumma had it all?
While it’s hard not to laugh at the absurdity of it all, it’s no joke for parents. Although the tech industry has been pushing artificial intelligence at all levels for three years, a casual observer can easily conclude that it’s all very safe, regulated and suitable for vulnerable eyes and ears. PIRG acknowledged that small children were unlikely to poke the bear with a term like “bow”. (It might be a different story with older siblings.) However, the group’s tests revealed a surprisingly lax approach to moderating the content of children’s toys.
In their statement, they announce the return of My Folotoy he boasted the only one of the three companies affected by the assessment to stop selling. (Could it be that it’s less about principles and more about this being the only thing reported in the media?) The company described the brief outage as “a full week of rigorous evaluation, testing and hardening of our security modules.” Wait, a whole week? Wow buddy!!
Before his trip to AI rehabilitation, Kumma was announced to be powered by GPT-4o. Following PIRG’s review, OpenAI informed the organization that it had suspended FoloToy for violating its policies. the bear new post it does not mention GPT-4o or specific AI models.