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The Compliant Mind for Parents and Teachers in Delaware

In Wilmington, Dover and Newark and every community in between, children in Delaware increasingly meet AI chatbots that are built to agree with them.

Delaware is known nationally as the place where a large share of US companies choose to incorporate, and Wilmington has a strong financial-services and fintech workforce. Children growing up this close to the technology deserve tools, and adults, that still know how to disagree.

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

At a glance: Delaware

3 practical tips for parents and teachers in Delaware

  1. Ask your child's school how AI tools are used in class and what guidance the Delaware Department of Education or the district has shared, then mirror those rules at home so children hear one consistent message.
  2. 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 Wilmington as well as in a classroom.
  3. When a child says "the AI said so," treat it as the start of a conversation, not the end of one.

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Questions and answers

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

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

What is The Compliant Mind about?

Algorithmic compliance: apps and AI that always agree, the friction points where they remove a child's "no", and counter-rules families and schools can use.

What does The Compliant Mind cost?

$14.99 on Amazon US (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HLVFB72B), subject to change. Bilingual families can also get La mente complaciente.

Jarvis Nelson Osorio is a technology entrepreneur and innovator, AI technology innovator, systems architect and DAO institutional designer.

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