What an AI for children from age four has to look like is an open research question. From today's general-purpose language models, an age-appropriate protected space cannot be derived, neither in interaction, nor in content moderation, nor in latency under real conditions.
We experimentally investigate how cognitive, social and motor developmental stages have to be reflected in user guidance and AI response behaviour, how real-time responses under two seconds can be achieved without data storage, and how closed model loops can be prevented from carrying biases or misinformation into a protection-worthy user group.
The work takes place in a closed, German-hosted research and development environment, together with developmental psychology, pedagogy and AI safety research. Results are open-ended and validated in iterations against scientific and technical risks.