The moment it clicked
This started with a 15-year-old's phone.
A teenager was asking ChatGPT about fitness, diet, and life decisions. He was getting answers. But the answers didn't know him.
They didn't account for his ADHD. His Type 1 diabetes. His tendency to go all-in on every new idea. His low self-esteem. His history of being bullied. His need for validation from friends.
So I took his phone — not to snoop, but to teach his AI who he actually is.
I gave it his profile: his patterns, his triggers, his blind spots, and instructions on how to respond to someone like him. Ask questions before answering. Challenge him without shaming him. Keep his real life in mind.
The quality of AI responses changed immediately.
That's when I realized: we're all using AI — but almost no one is teaching it who they are. And for kids, the stakes are even higher.