Grandpa uses Codex to remotely teach his 10-year-old grandson Mars landing math
burhop · x · 2026-09-18
A heartwarming AI adoption story: a grandfather living four states away from his 10-year-old grandson uses AI (maintaining an educational site with tools like Codex) to teach together remotely — most recently doing the math for landing on Mars. He notes this would have been impossible in the past and jokes about forming a rocket company if the kid doesn't slow down.
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