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Happy holidays: AI-enabled toys teach kids how to play with fire, sharp objects

2 hours 24 minutes ago
Consumer advocacy researchers at PIRG tested four AI toys, and none of them passed muster

Picture the scene: It's Christmas morning and your child is happily chatting with the AI-enabled teddy bear you got them when you hear it telling them about sexual kinks, where to find the knives, and how to light matches. This is not a hypothetical scenario. …

Brandon Vigliarolo

Tales from the pit: AI and the software engineer

2 hours 27 minutes ago
Exploring the evolving relationship between human engineers and their algorithmic assistants

Feature  Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping the way software gets built, tested, and maintained — but not in the simplistic, headline-grabbing sense of "AI replacing developers."…

Alain Dekker