Parenting Journal · Volume 3 · Issue 1 · Licensed source edition
Toy story or children story? Putting children and their rights at the forefront of the artificial intelligence revolution
Originally published 2021-10-06 · Ai & Society
Springer Science and Business Media LLC · DOI 10.1007/s00146-021-01295-w ↗
AI / system type
Smart connected toys / AI-and-rights analysis
Family implicationsDesign, ethics, stakeholder or technical evidence with child/family implications; household benefits are not assumed.
The AI connection
Analyzes AI-enabled smart connected toys and the Internet of Toys through child rights, privacy and security.
Why this reading matters
Offers a substantial child-specific framework for evaluating connected toys beyond their advertised educational or entertainment value.
Editorial reading guide · Respect
What rights and risks should be considered before a connected toy enters family life?
The article treats children’s privacy, security and rights as design requirements, rather than assuming parental purchase or permission resolves the issues.
Study context
Smart connected toy capabilities, risks and regulatory frameworks
Age / stage: Children using smart connected toys; no participant sample
Read with three questions
- Which sensors, connectivity and processing capabilities create risks?
- Where do existing regulatory remedies fit poorly with children’s circumstances?
- Which claims are legal or ethical analysis rather than measured child outcomes?
Keep the limits in view
The paper is an analytical examination of technologies and regulation, not a trial or exhaustive product-security audit. Products, law and AI capabilities have changed since publication.
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E Fosch-Villaronga; S van der Hof; C Lutz; A Tamò-Larrieux (2021). Toy story or children story? Putting children and their rights at the forefront of the artificial intelligence revolution Ai & Society. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-021-01295-w
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