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The Compliant Mind for Parents and Teachers in Florida

In Jacksonville, Miami and Tampa and every community in between, children in Florida increasingly meet AI chatbots that are built to agree with them.

Whatever the Florida Department of Education and your school district recommend on devices and AI, the book gives families a short set of household rules to pair with it.

Miami has drawn national attention for its tech and crypto community, while Tampa and Orlando have growing startup and simulation-technology sectors. Living near the technology does not make children immune to it; it makes deliberate habits more important.

Florida has very large Spanish-speaking communities, from Cuban, Venezuelan, Colombian, Puerto Rican and many other backgrounds, and Haitian Creole is widely spoken in South Florida. The Spanish edition, La mente complaciente, lets bilingual households read it in either language.

At a glance: Florida

3 practical tips for parents and teachers in Florida

  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 Jacksonville as well as in a classroom.
  2. Ask your child's school how AI tools are used in class and what guidance the Florida Department of Education or the district has shared, then mirror those rules at home so children hear one consistent message.
  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 Florida?

Yes. It is written for any family or classroom where children use AI chatbots and apps that always agree. Families and teachers in Jacksonville, Miami and Tampa can pair its Look-Up Protocol with the technology guidance from the Florida 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.

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.

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

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