The artist professionally known as Grimes, who is mother to three of Elon Musk’s children, is investing in and advising Silicon Valley startup Curio, maker of a planned line of AI-powered toys. Boucher will also provide the voice of Curio’s first toy, a rocket-shaped stuffie called Grok (no relation to Musk’s AI startup of the same name). (The Washington Post)

Talking point: Long before the current AI hype cycle, talking toys have provoked anxiety in parents. In the early ’90s, Teen Talk Barbie drew the ire of women’s groups because her roster of pre-programmed sayings included “Math class is tough!” More recently, privacy experts have raised concerns about smart toys that connect to Amazon’s Alexa and similar voice assistants. Generative AI, which sometimes makes stuff up, adds a new layer of concern. Curio’s founders reached out to Boucher, who recently DJed at a party for people who think policymakers should remove guardrails from AI development (a sentiment she said she disagreed with), after she posted about sentient toys on X, the Post reported.