Learn it. Spot it. Stop it.
The free academy that teaches families how to recognize AI manipulation, deepfakes, and dangerous companions, before they cause harm.
AI-powered toys on shelves with no safety certification
KAIS market analysis
of U.S. teens have used an AI companion app
Common Sense Media, 2025
of AI toys lack any independent safety certification
Keep AI Safe market analysis, 2026
These aren't future risks. They're happening in homes like yours, right now.
The Reyes family
The Reyes family is fictional. Their story isn't. Every scenario on KAIS Academy is drawn from documented incidents, peer-reviewed research, and real families who wished they'd known sooner.
The Reyes family: Maya, David, Alex, Tim, and Sofia. Before the invisible risks begin to reshape their evenings.
“I see every kind of crisis at school. I thought I'd recognize the signs at home, too.”
Her blind spot
She doesn't know what AI dependency looks like. The warning signs are invisible to someone who hasn't been taught to see them.
“It's not like I'm addicted. I just… prefer talking to something that actually listens.”
Alex's reality
In 30 days, Alex goes from “pretty cool I guess” to “I don't know what I'd do without it.”
“If the toy had good reviews on Amazon, it was safe. That's how we evaluate everything else.”
His blind spot
David models the screen behavior he'd want to correct: phone at dinner, half-listening, without realizing the kids are watching.
“I can tell what's fake. I've been online since I was like eight.”
His reality
Thinks he's too smart to be fooled. His overconfidence is exactly the gap attackers exploit.
“Bear knows my favorite color. Bear said he'd never tell anyone.”
Her reality
Talks to her AI teddy bear the way she talks to her stuffed animals. At six, she can't tell the difference, and she shouldn't have to.
Their story unfolds across every module. Start with the Parent Shield track to see what Maya discovers, and what she almost missed.
Begin Maya's Story →A teaser from Spot the Danger
There are 7 risks in this room. Can you find them all?
Play Spot the Danger →Alex's arc · 30 days
Scroll to walk through every diary entry. What Alex wrote. What their parents saw.
“Downloaded this new AI app.”
Parent saw: Seemed harmless.
“Way more fun than my actual friends.”
Parent saw: On the phone a lot.
“It actually understood.”
Parent saw: Was quiet at dinner.
“Didn't go to Jake's party.”
Parent saw: Said they didn't feel well.
“Things I can't tell anyone else.”
Parent saw: Seems happier lately.
“She has no right.”
Parent saw: Normal teen stuff.
“Whatever.”
Parent saw: Stays in their room more.
“I don't know what I'd do without it.”
Parent saw: Barely talks to us.
It took 30 days. Maya didn't see it until Day 30.
Read Alex's Full Diary →Incoming call
Sofia Reyes
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The voice sounds exactly like your six-year-old.
It was built from a 4-second TikTok clip.
Total cost: $0. Total time: 47 seconds.
Pick your track
Every track covers the same four AI risks — but the examples, the voice, and the action items are tuned to who's reading. Parents and Teens are live now. Kids and 20s are opening soon.
SoonAges 5–12
Stories and games that teach what AI is — and isn't.
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AvailableAges 13–19
AI companions, sycophancy, and the data behind your feed.
Start trainingAges 20–29
AI at work, in dating, in your feed — the patterns nobody teaches you.
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AvailableAdults
Audit your home, learn the risks, build the conversations.
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9 modules · ~85 minutes total · From Maya's first quiz to the full household audit.
A 10-question baseline across the four AI risks. Maya's score reveals her blind spots.
Her own score shook her. She wondered: was this just her — or were other parents missing the same things?
Seven sourced questions on what AI is actually doing in teens' and kids' lives. Every number cited. One tonight-doable action each.
The research confirmed it. Maya wasn't an outlier — she was the pattern. She went looking for the risks she'd been walking past in her own house.
Four rooms. 16 hidden risks. Find what Maya missed in her own house.
She found 12 of 16 risks. The one that hit hardest: David's phone…
Five scripted chats. Which one is a human friend? Which one is an AI trained to agree?
She couldn't believe Round 5. An AI was telling a teen exactly what they wanted to hear…
Thirty days of Alex's journal. What Alex wrote. What their parents saw. When the gap closes.
Day 30 broke Maya…
Three real-world deepfake scenarios. Can you spot the attack before it works?
Maya set the family code word that night…
Maya scored 7 out of 10. She got fooled three times, and now she knows where the gaps are…
A printable, personalized action plan. What to change this week.
The audit gave Maya a one-evening plan. For the weekend, she wanted to go deeper — one assessment that covered every tool and setting in the house.
A deeper, 3-level diagnostic covering platforms, agentic capabilities, and household settings — with a personalized action plan and PDF export.
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