@TiffHobbsOnHere: Denied Parole & Parenting by AI
By Later, with Mo'Kelly
August 23, 2025
Tiffany Hobbs (@TiffHobbsOnHere) opens Hour 2 with a look at the rise of AI-powered toys that are being marketed as companions for children as young as three, raising questions about whether machines are starting to replace parents. Breaking news follows as Lyle Menendez is officially denied parole, now joining his brother Erik in continuing their life sentences for the murders of their parents more than three decades ago. Tiffany circles back to the debate over AI toys and their role in child development. The hour closes with a new study that finds kids are beginning to view friendship as too expensive, choosing to save money for financial goals instead of social lives.
This story originally appeared in Later, with Mo'Kelly