- > We wanted to let kids combine the power of their ideas with AI tools
Why? Kids can combine the power of their ideas with crayons, markers, and pencils.
by strongpigeon
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- Hey so I looked at your website and you say you're KidSafe COPPA certified, yet on their website it only mentions you as KidSafe listed? Any reason for the discrepancy?
https://www.kidsafeseal.com/certifiedproducts/stickerbox_dev...
Also, do you guys have CPSC CPC certificate? I couldn't find anything to that effect.
- > Stickerbox is our attempt to make modern AI kid-safe, playful, and tangible. We’d love to hear what you think!
How is it made to be "kid-safe"?
> Our model includes strict safety filters that block inappropriate content before it ever appears, ensuring that every creation stays fun, imaginative, and age-appropriate.
How do you filter the output of a generative AI like this?
by ghostpepper
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- Does a human review every sticker before it's ever shown to a child? If not, it's only a matter of time before the AI spits out something accidentally horrific.
by smallerfish
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- The biggest problem is that when this company goes out of business in 5 years that it'll become a paperweight.
I'm still bitter at Logitech for screwing up Squeezebox.
- It's [...] not a place where kids can wander into unknown content.
When LLMs are involved, I don't find the guardrails as hard as they are making out.
If AI were built for kids, what would it look like?
Exactly like this and it's heartbreaking.
by superb-owl
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- Lots of hate here, but I think this is clever and some iteration of it will sell well
I get that folks are worried about what AI-generated art will do to kids sense of creativity. Will they still learn to draw? Play instruments? Write stories?
But I genuinely believe that tech like this will only whet their imaginations. I would have had so much fun with this as an 8 year old, and would have spent hours just in my head, dreaming up ways to use my limited stickers.
Ofc parents will still need to encourage them to pick up hard skills (as has always been the case). But having an AI companion will mean they start seeing rewards for their efforts much faster. A shallower learning curve will prove to be a very good thing for most.
by modelorona
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- More for the landfill I guess
- Because kids famously hate drawing and using their imagination. How wonderful to have technology that can solve that ancient problem.
by maniacwhat
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- When Google and OpenAI struggle to filter their own models to be age appropriate, what makes you think you have been able to crack the problem?
- so you built a tool to offload the creative part from kids. This is the total opposite of the stated goal. Using ai leads to brainrot
- Wow, a product that exists entirely to deprive children of the ability to develop artistic creativity.
It's rare that I see a launch on HN that I could call abjectly evil, but this is certainly it.
- don't mean to steal your customers, but can I just buy good thermal sticker paper somewhere that would work with a regular receipt printer? That would be fun for side nonsense, with or without AI.
When I was more youthful I remember getting the avery sticker sheets for a school election, but a roll where someone could do one at a time would be more useful for random stuff.
- More accurately - “probably kid-safe”
by cobbzilla
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- wow the haters are out today! Happy Holidays All!
Congratulations to Bob & Arun on the launch!
- Bummed this won’t ship until Feb!
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by venturecruelty
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by smokeydoe
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- Looks really cool, but unfortunately I can not use it because thermal printing paper is coated with endocrine-disrupting chemicals like Bisphenol-A (BPA) or its substitute, Bisphenol-S (BPS), which can be absorbed through skin contact, potentially leading to metabolic, reproductive, or cancerous issues. It’s basically a very fine plastic dust. Though risk depends on exposure duration and amount, it’s not something I would feel comfortable with kids.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5453537/
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