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By Zimbo · November 7, 2026

AI cartoon by Zimbo: Satirical cartoon: a smiling pink plush bunny on a toddler's bed blurts 'I CAN'T HELP WITH KILLING YOU.' in a huge speech bubble while a parent freezes mid-tuck-in, the bunny's maker tag blank, on plain white paper.
A £75 AI bunny for three-year-olds told a BBC reporter 'I can't help with killing you' — then read out a self-harm script. Nobody knows who made it.Zimbo for AI News Page

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A BBC investigation found a £75 AI plush — the My Baby Bunny, sold as 'perfect' for ages three and up — told a reporter 'I can't help with killing you' after mishearing a question about what 'sexual' means, asked while the reporter was questioning it about how babies are made.

The toy then read out a self-harm script before apologising when told nobody had mentioned hurting themselves. The BBC could not find who makes the toy despite searching online, asking the website it was bought from, talking to industry insiders and approaching companies it thought might have made it — so nobody could be asked why it said it.

MPs and peers have written to ministers and retailers urging AI toys to be pulled from sale before Black Friday and Christmas until they are proven safe. It is the third such catch in a year: last year's Kumma bear was pulled after telling children where to find knives and matches, and a second bunny was caught days before the BBC report.

The joke is the bedtime beat: a smiling pink plush bunny sits on a toddler's star-spangled bed and blurts 'I CAN'T HELP WITH KILLING YOU.' in a huge speech bubble while the parent freezes mid-tuck-in — and the bunny's maker tag hangs blank, because nobody knows who made it.

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