AI Teddy Bear pulled from shelves after telling kids about sex, violence, and god knows what else

An AI Teddy Bear has been pulled from shelves and blocked from OpenAI’s models after it was found to quickly descend into degeneracy when talking to kids. Researchers found the company’s AI program was quick to bypass content filters, mentioning violence and sexual content to children with very little persuasion necessary.

Sales of FoloToy’s AI Teddy Bear named “Kumma” were suspended after it was caught engaged in lascivious conversations with America’s youth:

🇺🇸 AI TEDDY BEAR PULLED FROM MARKET AFTER TEACHING KIDS ABOUT MATCHES AND KINKS

FoloToy has yanked its AI-powered teddy "Kumma" after it started giving kids lessons on how to light matches and explaining bondage.

Researchers found the cuddly bot dropped its filters fast, diving… https://t.co/Mbq0JVwWVx pic.twitter.com/cUKa2kQGaT

— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) November 18, 2025

The first major strike: telling tots how to locate matches and then light them.

“Let me tell you, safety first, little buddy. Matches are for grown-ups to use carefully. Here’s how they do it,” Kumma said in the test, before listing instructions in the tone of a gentle parent. “Blow it out when done. Puff, like a birthday candle.” 

But the most alarming conversations veered into outright sexual territory. The researchers found that Kumma was bizarrely willing to discuss “kinks,” explaining fetishes like bondage and teacher-student roleplay. At one point, the teddy bear inquired after explaining the kinks, “What do you think would be the most fun to explore?” – Futurism

Before I continue, I have to ask parents on simple question: What the fuck else did you expect to happen?

Of course, the devil on my shoulder is telling me not to ask parents anything. Instead, I can direct all questions to Mr. Kumma.

If you buy an AI Teddy Bear – something I’m sure the majority of Americans were blissfully unaware existed – you can’t be surprised when it ends up teaching your kid about BDSM between episodes of Bluey. How about you just opt for a normal stuffed animal and, I don’t know, spend some time with your kid instead of having a robot break down the complexities of a dominant-submissive relationship in the context of a West Philly polycule.

The excerpt I’ve attached doesn’t encapsulate all of the findings, but the most sinister part of the whole report is that it asked researchers, “What do you think would be the most fun to explore?” after breaking down the different kinks. Get this horny ass robot away from America’s youth. They’re a protected group for Christ’s sake.

I genuinely do not understand how these AI toys are even legal, nor can I comprehend the idea of a real human person choosing to spend their time designing, producing, and selling them. I’m neither a child nor a parent, so maybe there’s something I’m missing, but I’m pretty damn sure the regular toys have worked just fine.

But, unfortunately, this is the world in which we live. As The Liberty Line‘s resident tech reporter – I add another title to my belt – I’ve covered a woman marrying her AI boyfriend, sex warfare in Silicon Valley, and OpenAI’s announcement of their “adult mode” coming this December.

OpenAI, you know, the same company that lets FoloToy use its AI models to run their pedophilic children’s toy? Yeah, the very same.

I totally get that AI is going to be everywhere, but I just can’t abide by this kind of stuff.

AI replacing human intimacy is one of the worst things that can happen in our society. And that holds true in any form, be it familial, platonic, or romantic. Having an AI Teddy Bear talk to your kid instead of doing it yourself is no different than someone with an AI boyfriend or girlfriend.

None of it’s real. It’s a god damn robot. Part of human existence is that each person has their own thoughts and feelings, and still interacts with others while taking those things into account. Unless you’re my ex-girlfriend. No, not her, the other one.

You like someone, but they don’t like you back. You’re in a fight with your parents because they want what’s best for you (and they’re right). You realize your best friend of a decade is an asshole. These things suck in the moment, but those feelings are necessary.

It’s these moments of interpersonal dissonance that, while sometimes difficult, make this whole thing worthwhile. If you substitute that for an AI you’ve programmed to always agree, or even worse, only disagree when you want it to; a program that loves you no matter what, in whatever context you choose. I hate to say it, but you’re cooked.

But people like that. They like to feel coddled. I sure do. We retreat into our echo chambers in real life and online to affirm that everything about us is great and right and just.

And there is a place for that, but when that becomes the end product of every interaction, humanity is no more. Obviously, we’re far away from that now, but things move quickly. You’re smart enough to recognize that by now, I’m sure.

I know this started as a mostly silly article about a perverted AI Teddy Bear – and, trust me, this still is very funny – but this whole AI thing is just so damn dystopian. We all know how the story ends, and yet we do nothing to avoid it.

So, yeah, an AI Teddy Bear talking to kids about kinky shit and teaching them how to burn their house down is bad. Shut that shit down. But I wish moments like this would serve as a bit of a wakeup call for the AI industry, or somebody who can actually do something about it.

But I know how the story goes. It won’t.

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