What we will and will not do with your kitchen.

KAI is being built so that core usefulness does not begin with broad default data exposure. A household should not have to surrender a detailed kitchen record just to get basic value from the system.

• Core value should not depend on unnecessary default sharing.
• Sensitive household context should not be treated like a casual growth asset.
• Privacy should be a starting condition, not an upgrade tier.

The kitchen state belongs with the kitchen. KAI is being designed so that core logic can remain useful without making a remote system the mandatory center of every decision.

• The product thesis begins with local state, not cloud dependency.
• Architecture should preserve usefulness even when connectivity is not the main assumption.
• A household record should not have to travel further than the job requires.

KAI is intended to support recommendation commerce over time, but trust is part of what makes any recommendation surface valuable. Paid support cannot simply displace a better answer for the household using the product.

• Commercial support should be constrained by relevance and user trust.
• A partner may have a defined role; that does not justify pretending neutrality.
• Recommendation value depends on credibility, not just placement.

Users should be able to tell whether something is partner-supported, chef-authored, AI-assisted, or part of KAI's own editorial or product logic. Provenance should be visible where decisions are made, not hidden in disclaimers.

• Sponsored or partner-supported material should be labeled plainly.
• Chef-authored content should be credited clearly.
• AI-assisted output should not be disguised as something it is not.

KAI should not invent social proof to appear more mature than it is. No fabricated ratings, no placeholder testimonials presented as real, no implied partnership status that has not been earned.

• If a claim is measured, it can be stated plainly.
• If something is aspirational, it should be framed as future-facing.
• Trust is weakened every time borrowed proof replaces earned proof.