OpenAI partners with Mattel for AI-powered toys

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• 🤖 Private school students 3x more likely to use AI.

• 🤖 OpenAI + Mattel = Smart toys incoming.

• 📚 Wikipedia kills AI summaries after editor revolt.

• 🚀 ChatGPT gets supercharged memory and speed.

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OpenAI and Mattel

🧸 OpenAI Brings AI to Hot Wheels and Barbie

Toys are about to get an AI brain — and it’s bigger than you think.

Mattel and OpenAI just shook hands on a game-changing partnership to bring AI to beloved toy shelves everywhere. Think Barbie, Hot Wheels, American Girl — now with an intelligent twist.

📦 What’s inside the deal?

✅ AI-powered toys dropping later this year.
✅ Digital play & smart features for fan-fave brands.
✅ Mattel teams get ChatGPT Enterprise to boost creativity & operations.
✅ Kid-safe designs: Mattel keeps full control over brand & final products.

🤔 Why it matters:

AI is moving into the toy box! Expect personalized play, interactive stories, and smarter fun — but also big questions about privacy & screen time.

💡 Heads-up:

This is more than new toys — it’s a peek at the future of play, tech & parenting.

📢 Which toy do you want to see get an AI upgrade first?

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🧒 How AI is shaping — and dividing — British classrooms

AI is quietly shaping childhood — but not equally for everyone.

A fresh report from The Alan Turing Institute reveals a hidden digital divide in how kids use AI across the UK. Turns out, 22% of children aged 8–12 already tap into AI tools — but if you’re at a private school, you’re almost three times more likely to have access than kids in state schools.

📊 By the numbers:
✅ 22% of kids (8–12) use AI tools
🏫 Private schools: 52% use AI
🏫 State schools: Just 18%

💡 What kids use AI for:
🎨 Creativity
📚 Learning
🗣️ Communicating better

♻️ Did you know?
Some kids ditch AI once they learn about its energy and water use!

👩‍🏫 Teachers, too:
66% use AI for:
✔️ Lesson planning
✔️ Presentations
✔️ Homework design

⚠️ Why it matters:
This generation will grow up with AI like we did with the Internet.
But unequal access could widen the education gap — giving privileged kids an even bigger head start.

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• Wikipedia has paused its AI-generated summary trial just two days after launch, following intense backlash from its human editors. The test, which began June 2, displayed “simple summaries” atop articles for 10% of opted-in mobile users, generated by Cohere Labs’ Aya model and marked “unverified.” Editors criticized the summaries for potential inaccuracies and undermining Wikipedia’s credibility, with some calling it a “very bad idea” that risks undoing years of trust.

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