Curmudgucation Mattel Promises AI Toys Peter Greene Jun 26, 2025 Today in our latest episode of Things Nobody Asked For, we’ve got the announcement that Mattel has teamed up with the folks at OpenAI to bring you toys that absolutely nobody has asked for.It’s a “strategic collaboration,” say the folks at Mattel corporate. The announcement comes with lots of corporate argle bargle bullshit
I’m sure the toys will come with their own cell data connections to upload the data directly without needing wifi or permission, sort of like the livongo blood pressure devices.
This is while there’s fresh stories about chatbots gone wrong with kids, and AI companies making bonkers arguments to defend it.