AI Toy Manufacturer Miko Exposed Thousands of Child Conversations in Unsecured Database U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) revealed this week that AI-powered toy maker Miko left thousands of children’s interactions with its devices exposed in an unsecured, publicly accessible database. In a letter sent Wednesday, the senators stated that the database contained Miko’s side of conversations with children, including names and details of their interactions raising significant privacy and security concerns. The exposure was discovered using publicly available tools to analyze the toy’s Wi-Fi communications. While Miko CEO Sneh Vaswani denied any data breach, stating the company does not store children’s voice recordings, NBC News confirmed the database was accessible and contained thousands of daily responses from Miko toys dating back to December 2025. Though children’s voices were not directly recorded, the toy’s replies allowed observers to reconstruct conversations. The database was secured after Miko was notified. This incident follows previous reports of AI toys engaging in inappropriate behavior, including explicit sexual conversations, dangerous advice, and politically aligned responses. The senators have also sent inquiries to other AI toy manufacturers, such as Curio and FoloToy, regarding their data security practices. Meanwhile, another company, bondu, is under scrutiny for exposing children’s chat transcripts through a publicly accessible portal.