The MyDD blog

Writing for the careful parent.

Product updates and plain-spoken guidance for families teaching kids to use AI safely. Written by us, updated when things change.

8 Ways to Teach Kids to Use AI Safely (A Parent's Guide)

Eight concrete ways to teach your kid to use AI well, from play to research to creating openly. A parent's guide to AI literacy from MyDD.ai.

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Is 'The AI Doc' the AI Conversation Parents Actually Need? (A Founder's Take)

A data scientist and parent reviews The AI Doc and explains why the doomer-vs.-accelerationist framing fails families with kids at home.

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AI Literacy for Kids: 8 Things Every Parent Should Teach Their Child About AI

8 things parents need to teach kids about AI: from hallucinations to deepfakes to privacy. Written by a data scientist and dad.

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Will Your Children be Ready for the AI Future?

Most teens already use AI. The kids who learn to use it well will pull ahead and the ones who don't will fall behind. Here's how parents can start.

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AI Isn't Good or Bad for Kids and Parents Need a Plan

AI isn't going away, and banning it isn't a plan. Here's how parents can teach kids to use AI safely without sticking their head in the sand.

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11 Safe AI Prompts for Kids: A Parent's Starter List

Eleven starter AI prompts for kids across five categories: from building games to planning lemonade stands. A parent's guide to trying AI safely with your child.

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Your Kid Can Code a Video Game Tonight

How a kid-safe AI chatbot turns your child into a game developer. Build a Tetris-style game with your kid in minutes — then customize, remix, and invent.

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Anthropic Built an AI So Powerful It Scared Itself. Here's What Parents Should Know.

Anthropic's new model found bugs humans missed for 27 years. Here's why parents need AI parental controls more than ever.

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Safe AI for Kids: How to Use AI With Your Child at Every Age

Age-by-age guide to using AI safely with your child. From sitting together in elementary school to stepping back in high school.

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My 12-Year-Old Built a Boat with AI. I Watched the Whole Conversation.

Parents worry AI kills creativity. I watched it do the opposite.

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Safe AI for Kids Doesn't Have to Be All or Nothing

Three principles for AI child safety that most families could agree on

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How Safe Is AI for Kids? We Tested MyDD.ai with KORA, an Independent Benchmark

We ran MyDD.ai through KORA, an independent child safety benchmark. We scored 88.3%. Here's where we passed, where we fell short, and what we're fixing.

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Is AI Homework Help Cheating? What Parents Need to Know

54% of teens use AI for schoolwork. Here's what parents need to know about AI cheating, and how to have the conversation at home.

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Is AI Safe for Kids? The Parenting Paradox Every Family Faces

Parents want their kids to benefit from AI but fear the risks. Here's why the options have been inadequate and what's changing.

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Is ChatGPT Safe for Kids? 5 Questions Every Parent Should Ask First

Two-thirds of teens use AI chatbots. Before your kid does too, ask these 5 questions about safety, data privacy, and parental controls.

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What Your Kid Is Already Doing with AI

64% of teens use AI chatbots. Only 13% are talking about homework.

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Using MyDD Chat

MyDD Chat: a safe way for children to explore AI!

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ChatGPT vs. MyDD.ai: What’s Actually Different?

Same questions, very different answers.

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Why We're Building MyDD.ai

Two dads, one mission: safe AI for kids.

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The AI Talk: A Parent's Guide from Age 6 to 17

Practical guidance for parents at every stage.

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What COPPA Actually Means for Your Kid's AI Use

The federal privacy law that protects kids online, and why most AI companies choose to sidestep it entirely.

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Psychological Safety in MyDD.ai

MyDD.ai is keeping kids mentally safe while using AI.

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Create Games to Play with MyDD.ai

Use MyDD.ai to create your own in-browser games

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MyDD.ai Under the Hood: How It Stays Kid-Friendly

How MyDD teaches your children AI while keeping them safe.

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What is AI, Really?

Spoiler: It’s math, not magic.

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Introduction to MyDD Chat

MyDD Chat: a safe way for you to explore AI!

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Meet MyDD.ai

Meet MyDD.ai, a safe AI chatbot for kids, with parents in the loop.

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