Mom Sells Access to AI Coparent Tool After Viral TikTok
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- Lilian Schmidt uses ChatGPT to solve her daughter’s sleep issues after traditional methods failed, leading to a breakthrough bedtime routine involving trampoline jumping and gum chewing.
- Lilian Schmidt launches a custom AI tool called Coparent and begins selling access for $37, gaining 27,000 TikTok followers in three weeks after a viral video titled 'I Turned ChatGPT into my coparent'.
- Moms increasingly adopt AI tools to manage childcare and household labor, reflecting broader trends where women shoulder 13.5 more weekly hours of chores and 12.5 hours of childcare than employed fathers, per 2022 U.S. Labor Department data.
Why it matters: Women bear the majority of invisible parenting labor, and AI tools like Coparent offer a tangible reduction in mental load—potentially reshaping domestic role expectations without requiring partner involvement.
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