npc
ai for teens who still want a brain and to touch grass
What it does
ai wasn’t built for teens. it was built for adults and enterprise, with guardrails added later. meanwhile teens are already using ai to share their lives, figure out their identity, and invent new use cases. so we built npc, ai for gen z designed with teens for mind growth, not brain rot. features include mind wrapped (spotify wrapped for your mind), touch grass mode, optional parent insight reports, and fun chat personas like unhinged potato or chill older brother.
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