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AI · March 12, 2026

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ai for teens who still want a brain and to touch grass

npc launched on March 12, 2026 with 6 votes, #1,631 of 23,380 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.

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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.

an AI that helps you think, not one that thinks for you. no cap.

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