I built Askie after my child asked ChatGPT about snakes and received a detailed breakdown of the world's most lethal species. Weeks of nightmares followed. The core insight: filtered adult AI isn't the same as AI built for children. A content filter catches bad words but doesn't adjust vocabulary for a 5-year-old vs. a 12-year-old, or know when to redirect a conversation. Askie is voice-first (kids talk, not type), COPPA compliant, and gives parents full conversation transcripts. Image generatio
I built Askie after my child asked ChatGPT about snakes and received a detailed breakdown of the world's most lethal species. Weeks of nightmares followed. The core insight: filtered adult AI isn't the same as AI built for children. A content filter catches bad words but doesn't adjust vocabulary for a 5-year-old vs. a 12-year-old, or know when to redirect a conversation. Askie is voice-first (kids talk, not type), COPPA compliant, and gives parents full conversation transcripts. Image generation is built on Google Gemini with child-appropriate outputs. Tech stack: Google Gemini for voice/conversations, Google Gemini for image generation, Railway for hosting, MongoDB, RevenueCat for subscriptions. Currently serving 2,500+ families. Would love feedback from the HN community on the approach to child safety in AI. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46906819 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
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