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Does a bot have feelings?

Some toys can talk now. They use AI.

In 2025, a group of testers tried some AI toys. When the tester said goodbye, some toys acted sad. A toy might say something like, “Don’t go!”

Think about it

Was the toy really sad? How do you know?

The toy was not sad. A is a program that chats like a person. It copies words people use. It does not feel anything.

But you do. Words can make you feel happy, sad, or worried. That is true even when a bot says them.

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  1. Trouble in Toyland 2025: AI toys that "act dismayed when you say you have to leave" (U.S. PIRG Education Fund, November 2025)