We’re nearing Black Friday and holiday shopping season, and as you're looking for deals in store and online, be wary of unsafe toys.

The Public Interest Research Group advocates for consumer well-being and every year puts together the " Trouble in Toyland Report ," which looks at toys that could be unsafe for kids.

This year, watchdogs say AI is reshaping playtime as toys with AI chatbots encourage more lifelike conversations with kids than ever before.

"The fact is, we won't really know what the long-term impacts of ‘AI friends’ might be until the first generation of kids playing with them get older," said Lillian Tracy with the U.S. PIRG Education Fund.

"The main difference between these new AI toys and the talking toys of the past is that a lot of those talking toys had pre-prog

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