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lefstathioutoday at 2:40 AM1 replyview on HN

Father of three here, I like the premise and execution of this a lot. I don't let my kids use iPads or iPhones and we only watch movies (not shows) as a family on weekends.

What resonates with me: - Dead simple interface - Zero risk of ads - I like that you can ask follow-up questions

Some ideas - Using this on Web, the cursor should autofocus on the text box - A log / audit trail of questions asked would be fun to review as a parent - One of my biggest concerns about AI is the lack of guardrails preventing them from generating answers rather than using the technology as an amplifier of knowledge. For example, if my son asked "what is 142 + 47?", I would feel better knowing the response explained how he could approach the problem 100 + 80 + 9 = ? rather than answering the question -


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andrewdugtoday at 3:41 AM

Wonderful feedback, thank you. We are a movies only and only on the weekends family as well.

- We log the questions asked in each child account for parents to view in the parent account, but the questions are only logged when they're signed in.

- Regarding giving the answer rather than fostering the process of discovering the answer, this is something we've gone back and forth on. I think we will add a setting for this in the parent's settings for each child account. We've talked to parents who want one or the other, so we will work on adding it as an option to just give them answers right away or have it start those teaching moments.

We appreciate these suggestions, thanks!