Ask HN: Parents, what's the best AI tutor for kids?

3 points by actfrench 349 days ago | 4 comments

What's the best AI tutor for kids and quite frankly, are any of them really any better than just using chatGPT or Claude or some other tool not specifically focused on kids? Would love to hear what you've tried, liked or hated. Asking because I run a homeschooling marketplace and looking for tools for our tutors and parents to use with kids. Excited to hear your thoughts!

toomuchtodo 349 days ago |

https://www.khanmigo.ai/

actfrench 349 days ago | |

Thanks very much! Too bad about Genie :( Curious what about khanmigo felt better than just using chatGPT? I heard they had some problems with factual errors, but maybe have improved since?

toomuchtodo 349 days ago | | |

Disclosure: I work in risk management, and a component of my work has been providing subject matter expertise in implementing generative AI with controls and guardrails in large enterprises. Thoughts and opinions always my own. I pay for Khanmigo (but also ChatGPT, Claude, Kagi, etc).

TLDR I'm more confident in Khanmigo's safety and security (tailored to a young, non adult audience) of the product than I would be of OpenAI and ChatGPT, based on my research and discussions with others in industry. Khan Academy incentives are not OpenAI incentives. I trust my kids alone with Khanmigo, I would not trust them alone with ChatGPT.

Empire of AI By Karen Hao [1] is a great read by the way, and helpful context adjacent to this topic.

[1] https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/743569/empire-of-ai...