R.J. Cross
@FrontierRJ
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Advocate @uspirg / writer. Protecting folks in the new age of technological change & corporate abuse (and telling jokes while we're at it). @rj-x.bsky.social
Boston, MA
Joined July 2016
Mastercard knows where you shop, on what day, and how much you spend - and it sells that data widely to third parties like data brokers and advertisers. Our new investigation out today: https://t.co/GuC3nZFA9u 1/
pirg.org
Mastercard knows where people shop, how much they spend, and on what days - and it sells that information online.
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Blackburn, Blumenthal raise alarms over AI toys https://t.co/tkz0oEve2K
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This is important. Kudos to @FrontierGroupUS @FrontierRJ and @uspirg for relentlessly working to keep kids safe. #TroubleinToyland Scoop: Mattel's collaboration with OpenAI won't emerge this year https://t.co/GEXsb8QNv0
#axiosai
axios.com
The companies announced a partnership earlier in the year.
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The Risks of AI Toys for Children. We tested AI toys & found they have real problems. See our main reasons for caution in @PinalCentral. @CAA_Arizona @FrontierRJ
pinalcentral.com
If you’re shopping for a child in your life this holiday season, you may soon run into an AI toy – a stuffed animal or toy robot - that can
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Our new report on how weird #AI toys are:
pirg.org
AI toys use chatbots to have conversations with kids. With new tech comes new risks, from inappropriate content to long-term social developmental harms.
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Had a blast taping a segment with The Today Show earlier this week (with my good friend Kumma the AI-powered sex bear). Great capstone to 2 months of the weirdest research I've ever done.
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There's an AI-enabled teddy bear that will talk to your kids about BDSM?! We just had a great conversation with @FrontierRJ with warnings for parents before holiday shopping. More tips here: https://t.co/lsQ8OEeE2M
@jakeskorheim @KIRONewsradio
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Had a blast talking to Sean at the #AI podcast Suspicious Minds about my unhinged toys research. And yes, the teddy bear that talks about kink makes an in-person appearance.
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AI in teddy bears- what could go wrong? @uspirg's researchers decided to find out. #toysafety #holidayshopping #artificial_intelligence
washingtonpost.com
A company is reportedly withdrawing its AI teddy bear from the market after researchers found it told a tester where to get knives, pills and matches when asked.
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advocacy researchers @uspirg releases a report detailing how children are at risk around AI-powered toys https://t.co/KEQjVufOfD
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I gruppi per l’infanzia avvertono sui rischi dei giocattoli basati su #AI durante le feste: contenuti inappropriati, dati sensibili e impatti sullo sviluppo. @Fairplay e @uspirg chiedono maggiore tutela dei minori. https://t.co/0FHlmhis2R
aiopenmind.it
Le principali associazioni per la tutela dei minori lanciano un avvertimento ai genitori: evitare i giocattoli basati sull’intelligenza artificiale durante le festività natalizie.
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This is my research. It's uncomfortable how much footage now exists of me having very explicit conversations with a teddy bear wearing a scarf.
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"I can confirm we've suspended this developer for violating our policies."
futurism.com
OpenAI confirmed that it had suspended FoloToy's access to its AI models after a damning report about the toymaker's AI teddy bear.
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It's me, I said that! Cheers @futurism!
"This tech is really new, and it's basically unregulated, and there are a lot of open questions about it and how it's going to impact kids."
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some days I think, man, Right to Repair is the most fun campaign ever. But then my friend @FrontierRJ gets to do stories like this:
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From AI privacy risks to toxic materials, the U.S. PIRG Education Fund's latest Trouble in Toyland report highlights the hidden dangers of toys.
fox29.com
From AI privacy risks to toxic materials, the U.S. PIRG Education Fund's latest Trouble in Toyland report highlights the hidden dangers of toys.
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Parking app leaked my info but at least they bought me half an avocado toast! (this is real) (cc @FrontierRJ)
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New story today in the Washington Post: "Meta suppressed research on child safety, employees say" Disturbing if not shocking. My colleague @FrontierRJ did a report on some of these risks:
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I read this at 7:45 AM and it took me 4 tries to realize it's not about parents being mad at AI underwear on OnlyFans
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