Top Christmas Gifts 2025: AI Suggests Bluey, Lego, Jellycat, and Mecca Beauty Products for Kids
Australian Financial Review
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- 21 Dec 2025
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- 21 Dec 2025, 01:31 am
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We pretended to be children of different ages and got Google’s Gemini to help us prepare our wish lists. What does it think we should ask for?
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The article explores how Google's AI tool, Gemini, assists in curating Christmas wish lists for children by predicting the most popular gifts for 2025, such as Bluey toys, Lego sets, Jellycat plush toys, and Mecca beauty products. While the coverage primarily focuses on retail and consumer behavior, it touches on AI's influence on shopping trends rather than directly addressing AI safety or governance issues. The use of AI for understanding consumer preferences signifies the growing role of artificial intelligence in shaping retail strategies but lacks a direct connection to existential or catastrophic AI risks. The article provides insights into evolving shopping patterns driven by artificial intelligence advancements.
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WealthPersonal FinanceRetailPrint articleIsabella FreelandReporterDec 21, 2025 – 12.16pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginThey might be barred from social media, but there’s nothing stopping kids under 16 from seeking help on what they want for Christmas from AI, or their parents asking on their behalf as well.As retailers report the rise of chatbots changing shopping habits, we set out to test how useful artificial intelligence could be and how accurate it is at predicting what kids want.Loading...Isabella Freeland is a journalist for The Australian Financial Review. Email Isabella at isabella.freeland@nine.com.auSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreRetailCanvaAIChristmasMillennialsGen ZMeccaFetching latest articlesThe untold story of the most lethal Sydney to Hobart race in 26 yearsTony Davis24 new watches to ring out the year (from $170 to $218k)‘YIMBY is a misnomer. They haven’t got backyards’The 5 biggest corporate stuff-ups of 2025James ThomsonLeaders fail because they don’t understand one thing, says this CEOBega CEO reveals his latest health obsession (it’s not only protein)Look sharp with a retro polo shirt and a limited-edition Tag HeuerEugenie KellyThis is the wine young people are drinkingWhy everyone is wearing straw hatsKatie Page’s horse sale gets a brush with cultureMichael BaileyBillionaire Rinehart loses bid for helipad at pink-themed HQImmutable late accounts reveal $72m loss despite big revenue growth