Dear parent,
At my kids' school, I'm the father who talks about social media and screen safety. The one who pushed for the Wait Until Later pledge. Since I've spent twenty years building software at Google, YouTube and Silicon Valley startups, people often listen to me.
But when AI arrived with new challenges and more positive posibilities than any tech before, I couldn't find a path forward:
- I wanted to let my kids learn AI (and with AI), but
- I couldn't trust the giant tech companies making it
So I decided to take it into my own hands: I became the screen safety guy who built an AI product for kids.
I built it because our children are going to use AI whether we like it or not. Many already are. And right now, their options are chatbots designed to maximize engagement, capture their attention, built by companies that train on their data.
AI assistants that spit back complete answers and don't help them think. That appease to their every desire, capturing their affection and jeopardizing their mental health.
Nalevi is the AI I wished existed.
It teaches kids to think through questions instead of handing them answers.
It flags emotional attachment instead of encouraging it.
It gives parents real visibility and control into what's happening.
It's hosted in the EU, built independently, with heart and care, and no incentive other than being worth what you pay for it. I'd rather serve a thousand families well than millions carelessly.
If you have questions, ideas, or doubts, write me. Hope you like it!