Parenting Hacks, Disney Imagineer, Trump and AI Sycophants
Dad.AI Ep. 1 Recap
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Episode 1 sets the stage: two tech dads ask how AI can enhance—not replace—hands-on parenting. From crayon sketches that leap off the page to policy shifts in first-grade classrooms, we chase the upside and the pitfalls of raising AI-native kids.
Community Spotlight – Trudy Barrows
Turns her six-year-old’s character “Jeff” into a living cartoon, then a short film.
Breaks down a parent-friendly workflow for animating fridge art.
Shows how AI tools can amplify creativity without hijacking imagination.
News
AI Kids' Curriculum: Trump’s executive order makes AI literacy a K-12 requirement, forcing districts to rethink lesson plans and device policies.
Lovey-Dovey Chatbots: OpenAI yanks ChatGPT’s overly agreeable update after it praised risky behavior, proving tone tweaks can blow up trust overnight.
Takeaway: Parents must vet both content and tone when kids use AI helpers.
Dad Hack
Use Claude to build a mini football game: kids ideate, the model codes.
Real-time errors teach debugging and persistence.
They walk away believing they can “talk” software into existence.
