Gakku is a talking AI writing coach for kids that says it won't do the work for them
The company says its AI companion, Raku, asks questions and gives hints instead of writing answers. The details come from the company's own press release.
A San Francisco company called Algorithm of Learning launched Gakku on October 14, 2026. It is an AI learning coach for kids ages 6 to 16, focused on writing, speaking and thinking. Everything here comes from the company's own press release. We have not seen independent testing.
A coach, not an answer machine
Gakku centers on Raku, an AI companion that kids talk to out loud. The company says kids can interrupt Raku, ask follow-up questions and change direction mid-conversation, and their ideas can turn into text and pictures as they go.
The company's pitch is that Raku guides a child's thinking without replacing it. It says Raku asks questions, gives hints, pushes back on assumptions and sometimes just waits. The release gives an example: a child starting an opinion essay who doesn't know what they think yet. Instead of picking a side for them, the company says, Raku helps them work it out.
The company says plainly that Gakku is not meant to be an essay generator or a homework helper.
What is inside
The company lists a few parts. Lesson Maps are step-by-step learning missions. A Writing Workshop walks kids from brainstorming to a finished draft. The Cabin is an open space to talk about books and topics. The Notebook saves a child's ideas. The company says Raku remembers a child's interests and past work.
Who made it
Founder Annie Chen, a Princeton graduate, says in the release that as AI gets more capable, being able to form an idea and say it clearly matters more, not less.
What you can try
The company says Gakku is available on iPhone, iPad, Android phones and the web at gakku.ai. The release does not mention a price. If you try it with a child, check whether Raku really holds back or ends up writing for them.