https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/07/1125191/ai-toys-in-china/
They weren’t sure. They weren’t refusers. Agents were part of their lives; at work, in their personal lives, even in the home. But they weren’t sure. Of course there would be educational Agents built into the room, stimulation agents built into the cot, but there was something about a Teddy Bear. They weren’t sure. They could afford one without ads. They could even afford one with firewalls and crypto. They could have one that provided full reports, monitored by their Agents. Their Agents had synthesized the data. They knew the advantages: empathy and social improvement scores. They just weren’t sure.