A talking doll designed to be a kid’s best friend may actually be a parent’s worst nightmare.
My Friend Cayla is an Internet-connected doll introduced in November that is supposed to be able to communicate with children via speech recognition software and Google Translate technology, Techworm.net reports.
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Last September, Talina Woods, 25, from Wales, claimed the “Life In The Dreamhouse Talking Barbie Doll” she purchased for her daughter blurted out an off-color, three-word phrase summarized by the letters W, T and F.
Mattel officials insisted that Barbie was actually saying “Off the hook.”