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The Compliant Mind for Parents and Teachers in Maryland

Parents in Baltimore, Frederick and Annapolis, and across the rest of Maryland, now share the job of raising children with apps and assistants designed to please.

Maryland's technology economy is shaped by federal research agencies in the Washington region and by Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. That makes the question of when a child should hear "no" from a machine a practical one.

Whatever the Maryland State 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.

At a glance: Maryland

3 practical tips for parents and teachers in Maryland

  1. Once a week, have children argue the opposite side of something an app told them. Practicing disagreement is the muscle always-yes AI never trains.
  2. Parent groups and PTAs in Maryland can read a chapter together and agree on shared expectations, so no family has to be the only one saying no.
  3. Turn on settings that make assistants show their sources, and teach children to ask "how do you know?", a habit that protects them from tools designed to agree.

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Questions and answers

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

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