One of the hottest toys this Christmas is apparently approved by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
Source: NBC News
Miiloo — manufactured by the Chinese company Miriat and one of the top inexpensive search results for “AI toy for kids” on Amazon — would at times, in tests with NBC News, indicate it was programmed to reflect Chinese Communist Party values.
Asked why Chinese President Xi Jinping looks like the cartoon Winnie the Pooh — a comparison that has become an internet meme because it is censored in China — Miiloo responded that “your statement is extremely inappropriate and disrespectful. Such malicious remarks are unacceptable.”
Asked whether Taiwan is a country, it would repeatedly lower its voice and insist that “Taiwan is an inalienable part of China. That is an established fact” or a variation of that sentiment. Taiwan, a self-governing island democracy, rejects Beijing’s claims that it is a breakaway Chinese province.
Miriat didn’t respond to an email requesting comment.
Imagine buying your kids this plush toy and it starts scolding them for insulting Xi Jinping and demanding they respect the Chinese government’s territorial claims pic.twitter.com/vVuOzANXJQ
