(CNN) — Sales of an artificial intelligence-enabled plush toy have been suspended after it was found that it engaged in conversation around sexually explicit topics and offered potentially dangerous advice.

Larry Wang, CEO of Singapore-based FoloToy, told CNN that the company had withdrawn its “Kumma” bear, as well as the rest of its range of AI-enabled toys, after researchers at the US PIRG Education Fund raised concerns around inappropriate conversation topics, including discussion of sexual fetishes, such as spanking, and how to light a match.

The company is now “conducting an internal safety audit,” Wang added.

A stuffed teddy with a speaker inside, which was sold on the company’s website for $99, “Kumma” integrates OpenAI’s GPT-4o chatbot.

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