This newsletter exists because I couldn’t find the thing I wanted to read.
I’m Peter. I’m a parent — and for what it’s worth, my day job is deep in how this technology actually works. I’ve spent 20-plus years in tech, from Intel to AMD, building the security that sits underneath the systems your kids are now using. That’s mostly here to tell you where I’m coming from: I see this stuff from the inside, which makes me hard to sell to and slow to panic.
On the home front: one of my kids used these tools to start and run a small service business before he could drive — one proof point among several that this stuff is real and possible when it’s approached well.
Most of what I read about parenting and AI is either panicked or hyped, and both miss what’s actually happening. Both also treat parents as gatekeepers rather than as people who themselves need real fluency to be useful guides. This is the third option: sober analysis that takes the technology seriously, takes parenting seriously, and respects you as an adult who can form your own view.
I cover three things, in order: how parents can use AI in their own lives, how families can use it together, and how to raise AI-capable kids — grounded in how the technology really behaves, not vibes.
One essay a week, mid-week, ~8–10 minutes. The occasional note in between. An honest signal when I don’t have an answer. Everything written by me.
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— Peter
