Grema, Groky and Gabbo

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Soft toy makers have created chatbots wrapped in stuffed animals. Each of these smiling plushies has a back zipper pocket that hides a Wi-Fi-enabled voice box, linking the character to an artificial intelligence language model calibrated to converse with children as young as 3. Children already talk to their toys, not expecting they wiil talk back. But these net-nannies ones do! Barbie and Ken maybe next!

ai toy

[ the form is Tanka Triptych - A trio of Tankas on the same topic ]

with AI chat toys
my children join in and laugh
engaging with droids—
their toys become companions
for exploring the future

voice box extracted,
the alien grows gentle,
a creature of cloth—
they revert to mere soft toys
for beeps and let's tickle games

mute toys speak the truth
imagination awakes—
when machines go still
to hear more in them silent
than in their pre-programmed chat

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