If you think your product requirements are tough, try building an app for a 10-year-old. In my day job, I lead AI initiatives in the public sector, but I believe the most meaningful impact of the technology is happening at my own kitchen table.
When my daughter had an Arabic test this week, we didn’t open a workbook. Instead, we followed our new family routine: we built a small app together. In our house, I’ve shifted from “Dad” to Product Manager and Developer, while my kids have become users with clear requirements, like, “I need to practice Arabic handwriting.” The feedback loop is instant—if something isn’t perfect, I get bug reports on WhatsApp at 9 PM.
The app we built recognizes my daughter’s handwriting, corrects her strokes, and offers encouraging feedback. It’s a hyper-personalized learning environment that adapts to her specific needs and pace, demonstrating how education has fundamentally changed.
This process marks a real shift for our family. We’ve moved from me being the “homework police” to us being learning partners. We’ve gone from simply consuming educational tools to building them together, and from memorizing for tests to solving real problems with technology. AI isn't changing education in some distant future; it's changing it right now, at home, every single day.