Kidcation

AI use

The AI does the sorting. Parents stay the source of truth.

Kidcation uses AI only for specific tasks: extracting family-fit information, understanding plain-language queries, and summarizing published parent tips.

Family-fit information

When someone publishes or edits a tip, AI extracts information about how suitable the place is for families — for example, whether a crib or shallow pool is available, or whether it is quiet at night.

AI can also suggest a new detail we do not track yet. A person must approve it before it appears in search or on a place profile.

Families can always view the original tip and assess the source text themselves.

How AI helps with search

Search understands plain-language queries. When you ask for something specific, it shows only places whose parent tips back it up: a confirmed family-fit feature, or the words from a tip that AI picked out and we check word for word against the tip. Each result shows that evidence.

It also draws on an ontology of related terms. A place confirmed to have a waterpark may appear in a search for a kids' pool; we always label this kind of inferred match.

A place missing from the results may still have what you want — no parent has mentioned it yet. Must-have filters are stricter still: they show only places with a confirmed feature.

AI-assisted summaries

Summaries based on published tips are created with AI and always labelled as such.

They help you get oriented quickly, but they are not final verdicts. The original parent tips remain the source of truth.

Human control

AI does not make moderation or policy decisions on its own.

We have guardrails against prompt injection and to detect personal and sensitive information.

If we add a chatbot or trip-planning assistant later, we will clearly label it as AI.