Children often see AI as "magical," but a game developed by UW researchers is hoping to highlight its pitfalls.

University of Washington researchers developed a game that asks humans and AI to take turns solving simple puzzles. AI consistently fails, even when the user types in specific directions with hints on ...

The team tested the game with two groups of kids. They found the kids learned to think critically about AI responses and discovered ways to nudge the systems toward better answers.

New AI tutors teach kids to fake critical thinking instead of developing it. Here's why this educational "breakthrough" ...

Your next toy or game may be able to converse with you. Mattel, the El Segundo toy maker behind Barbie and Hot Wheels, said Thursday that it’s teaming up with OpenAI, which created popular ...

The video game “Fortnite” has about 650 million registered players. But there is another side to games like this - a side some call “a hunting ground for kids.” That’s a lesson from ...

The Pinwheel Watch is designed specifically for kids aged 7 to 14, offering parental management tools, GPS tracking, texting, and more.

AI that can read your feelings may be a game changer for players, but the game is changing in other ways for the tens of thousands who attend the Game Developers Conference — including many with ...

But there are ways to keep kids safe. Safe Surfin’, a local nonprofit, is using an AI chatbot to help kids report cyber bullying and online predators and has games to teach best practices of ...

In response to a recent report from Common Sense Media and Stanford researchers raising the alarm about minors using AI companion chatbots, a CharacterAI spokesperson wrote KQED, “Banning a new ...

ORLANDO, Fla — The video game “Fortnite” has about 650 million registered players. But there is another side to games like this - a side some call “a hunting ground for kids.” That’s a ...