Almost as soon as a consumer advocacy group began testing Kumma, an innocent-looking, scarf-wearing artificial intelligence-enabled toy bear, trouble began.

Instead of chatting about homework or bedtime or the joys of being loved, testers said the toy sometimes spoke of matches and knives and sexual topics that made adults bolt upright, unsure whether they had heard correctly.

A new report by U.S. PIRG Education Fund, a consumer advocacy group, warned that this toy and others on the market raise concerns about child safety. The report described the toys as innocent in appearance but full of unexpected and unsafe chatter.

The group examined other AI-enabled toys like Grok, a $99 plush rocket with a removable speaker for children ages 3-12, and Miko 3, a $189 wheeled robot with an express

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