Meta Working on Crushingly Sad AI App That Tells Bedtime Stories to Children, for “Tired” Parents

Meta is piloting StoryKit, an AI app that generates personalized bedtime stories for children.

Parents can choose or create a character, set a world or lesson, and have the story read by a person or narrated by AI.

The test expands Meta’s generative AI into early-childhood routines, not just entertainment or productivity.

Critics say it could increase screen time and weaken a classic parent-child bonding ritual.