Dad mode. My 4-year-old is already growing up with artificial intelligence. He asks to show his toy monster trucks to the Gemini app on my phone. He’s been mesmerized by AI-generated videos that blur the line between real and fake. I’m not sure he’d believe a platypus is real anymore. Helping my children navigate a world being upended by AI is one of my biggest jobs as a father. Now I’ve decided to make it my job as a journalist, too. I’m joining the Youth AI Safety Institute as its first new employee. It’s a research and testing organization launching today under the umbrella of children’s nonprofit Common Sense Media . Backed by a $20 million annual budget, the Institute aims to do something that doesn’t really exist yet: systematically test the AI products kids use, set safety standards, and publicly hold tech companies accountable for meeting them. Think crash test dummies for AI. My title is Head of Public Engagement — a kind of editor-at-large.…