ChatGPT for school-run podcasts: internet says talk to your kids instead

On August 1, 2026, Sam Altman posted on X suggesting parents connect their family schedules and children's interests to ChatGPT, an AI tool, so it could make daily podcast episodes for the school run. Gravity Falls creator Alex Hirsch replied, "What if you just talked to your children" — 122,000 likes to Altman's 9,600. Altman has pushed AI parenting ideas since December 2025.