Alexa, Are You Safe For My Kids?
Talking to a device that talks back can be entertaining and educational for children. But psychologists say children can develop relationships with these devices that can be different than adults.
Earlier this month, the toy-giant Mattel announced it had pulled the plug on plans to sell an interactive gadget for children.
The device, called Aristotle, looked similar to a baby monitor with a camera. Critics called it creepy.
Powered by artificial intelligence, Aristotle could get to know your child — at least that was how the device was being pitched.
"Aristotle is designed to comfort, entertain, teach and assist," according to a company release issued in January.
It was designed to "displace essential parenting functions, like soothing a crying baby or reading a bedtime story," says , executive director of the advocacy group Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood. "So that the children
