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The Compliant Mind for Parents and Teachers in New York

Parents in New York City, Buffalo and Rochester, and across the rest of New York, now share the job of raising children with apps and assistants designed to please.

New York City is one of the world's largest fintech and media-technology hubs, and upstate universities such as Cornell anchor research communities. Living near the technology does not make children immune to it; it makes deliberate habits more important.

Teachers working within the New York State Education Department frameworks can use the book's Look-Up Protocol as a shared vocabulary for talking with students about AI that never says no.

New York City has very large Spanish-speaking communities, including Puerto Rican, Dominican, Mexican and many other backgrounds. The Spanish edition, La mente complaciente, lets bilingual households read it in either language.

At a glance: New York

3 practical tips for parents and teachers in New York

  1. Keep devices out of bedrooms overnight; many of the most agreeable conversations with chatbots happen late, when no adult is around to say no.
  2. 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.
  3. Ask your child's school how AI tools are used in class and what guidance the New York State Education Department or the district has shared, then mirror those rules at home so children hear one consistent message.

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Questions and answers

Is The Compliant Mind useful for parents and teachers in New York?

Yes. It is written for any family or classroom where children use AI chatbots and apps that always agree. Families and teachers in New York City, Buffalo and Rochester can pair its Look-Up Protocol with the technology guidance from the New York State Education Department 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.

How much is The Compliant Mind and where can I buy it?

The paperback is listed at $14.99 on Amazon US (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HLVFB72B); prices may vary. The Spanish edition, La mente complaciente, is on Amazon Spain.

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

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