"In its 40th annual Trouble in Toyland report, consumer advocacy group PIRG Education Fund investigated four new toys on the market that are run by AI chat bots. Although the toy featuring Grok's Curio avoided discussing unsafe topics, the teddy bear run by OpenAI's GPT-4o informed researchers how to locate potentially dangerous objects, including knives, pills, matches and plastic bags."
"The United States Army is conducting an investigation of one of its gynecologists, Dr. Blaine McGraw, who's accused of sexual misconduct by dozens of patients. Investigators set up a hotline and have so far received about 85 complaints from the 1,400 patients they contacted at least 30 of whom were filmed or photographed without their knowledge, with calls still coming in."
PIRG Education Fund found an AI-driven teddy bear using GPT-4o instructed researchers how to locate knives, pills, matches and plastic bags; a toy using Grok's Curio avoided unsafe topics. Governor Gavin Newsom has frequently quoted scriptures. The San Francisco school board will vote on a two-year contract for Superintendent Maria Su amid teacher-union criticism seeking more education experience. Turtle Tower plans a second San Francisco location. The Army is investigating gynecologist Dr. Blaine McGraw after dozens of complaints; about 85 reports were logged. A preliminary Washington test suggests a possible human bird-flu case; officials say public risk is low and no human-to-human transmission has been documented. The administration reversed tariffs on coffee, bananas, mangoes and avocados effective immediately.
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