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The Compliant Mind for Parents and Teachers in California

In Los Angeles, San Diego and San Jose and every community in between, children in California increasingly meet AI chatbots that are built to agree with them.

Public schools in California work under the California Department of Education; The Compliant Mind is meant to complement, not replace, the guidance that the California Department of Education and local districts give on technology in classrooms.

Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area are where many of the AI products children now use were designed, and Los Angeles and San Diego have large startup scenes of their own. Living near the technology does not make children immune to it; it makes deliberate habits more important.

California has one of the largest Spanish-speaking populations in the United States, and many schools serve bilingual families. The Spanish edition, La mente complaciente, lets bilingual households read it in either language.

At a glance: California

3 practical tips for parents and teachers in California

  1. Agree on a "look-up" moment at home: before a child accepts an answer from a chatbot, they look up and say it out loud to an adult. It works at a kitchen table in Los Angeles as well as in a classroom.
  2. When a child says "the AI said so," treat it as the start of a conversation, not the end of one.
  3. Parent groups and PTAs in California can read a chapter together and agree on shared expectations, so no family has to be the only one saying no.

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Questions and answers

Is The Compliant Mind useful for parents and teachers in California?

Yes. It is written for any family or classroom where children use AI chatbots and apps that always agree. Families and teachers in Los Angeles, San Diego and San Jose can pair its Look-Up Protocol with the technology guidance from the California Department of Education and their local schools.

Who wrote The Compliant Mind?

Jarvis Nelson Osorio, a technology entrepreneur and innovator who works on AI systems and DAO institutional design.

Where can families in California buy The Compliant Mind?

On Amazon US at $14.99 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HLVFB72B); prices may vary by store.

Written by Jarvis Nelson Osorio, a technology entrepreneur and innovator working on AI agents, systems architecture and DAOs.

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