As if we haven’t had enough “Barbie” overload, Mattel is going to start selling Weird Barbie to cash in on the hype. I know, weird. The toy company recently announced on its Facebook page the newest ...

Not the Children: Life in plastic may be fantastic, but a touch of AI and chatbots can make even a child's toy better in today's market. Mattel seems convinced it can bring language models to a wider ...

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 chatbot ...

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Barbie-maker Mattel and OpenAI have teamed up to bring generative AI to the toy-making and ever-expanding pipeline of IP repackaging. This partnership marks new territory for OpenAI, which has signed ...

Toy giant Mattel has signed a deal with OpenAI to bring the tech industry's buzziest technology to the very youngest generation.… The partnership will see the maker of Barbie, Hot Wheels, and ...

Before Mattel’s new WiFi-connected, artificially-intelligent toy, Hello Barbie, had even made it onto store shelves, she was already generating terrifying news stories. “Your child’s talking Barbie ...

When Mattel’s “Hello Barbie” doll was introduced at the 2015 Toy Fair in New York City on Feb. 16, many people considered the talking doll that could carry on a conversation with its owner a real ...

A new Barbie doll is getting the thumbs down from critics. "Hello Barbie" uses Wi-Fi, speech recognition and an embedded microphone to record children's speech. Mattel said the technology allows the ...

Mattel’s third-quarter profit fell as Barbie sales dropped 17 percent. GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP via Getty Images Toy-maker Mattel is struggling to sell baby gear, nursery products and even its beloved Barbie ...