To build and sustain a teen-centered platform that teaches emotional and algorithmic literacy through cautionary storytelling, visual metaphor, and autonomy-driven design.

Budget Summary (2026–2028)

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The Time is NOW!

MissionCriticAI is built for the current landscape. AI systems already shape how children learn, play, and communicate - through entertainment, education, and algorithmic influence. MissionCriticAI offers a necessary counterweight. It protects teen autonomy and emotional literacy while equipping kids to recognize manipulation and respond with clarity and resistance.

The platform speaks directly to children using metaphor-rich modules, visual satire, and emotionally honest storytelling. It challenges the narrative of AI inevitability and gives teens tools to see through simulation, reclaim their agency, and think critically about the systems shaping their lives.

Philanthropic funders receive quarterly impact briefs with data on reach, engagement, and curriculum uptake, along with case studies from teen users and educators. They gain early access to new modules and visual metaphors before public release, with opportunities to provide feedback on tone, clarity, and ethical framing. Select funders are invited to co-design sessions focused on sustainability, opt-in monetization, and autonomy-centered mechanics.

Public recognition is available for those who opt in. This may include name or logo placement in curriculum modules, resistance decks, or visual metaphor libraries, as well as acknowledgment in annual impact reports and sustainability statements.

MissionCriticAI maintains full transparency. Funders receive detailed reports on ethical monetization practices and how the platform protects teen autonomy. They also receive updates through an Institutional Critique Tracker, which documents how the platform challenges dominant narratives in AI education and supports teens in resisting manipulation.