Robert Whitney
Co-founder and CTO of Hapiko (creator of Stickerbox) and former engineer who worked on New York Times Games, Grailed, and at Anthropic, focusing on AI products for children and parenting-informed design.
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Apr 23, 2026 • 1h 1min
AI Is Failing Kids and This Founder Will Fix It | Robert Whitney (Dad of 1, Co-founder/CTO of Stickerbox)
Robert Whitney, Co-founder and CTO of Hapiko (creator of Stickerbox) and dad to a young son, talks about how parenthood reshaped his priorities and product work. He explains why most AI for kids is failing, how Stickerbox started from a rainy-day play moment, and why safety, simplicity, and play-first design matter for children's tech.
