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The Compliant Mind for Parents and Teachers in Illinois

In Chicago, Aurora and Naperville and every community in between, children in Illinois increasingly meet AI chatbots that are built to agree with them.

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

Chicago has a large startup ecosystem anchored by incubators such as 1871, and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is a long-standing computing research center. Children growing up this close to the technology deserve tools, and adults, that still know how to disagree.

Chicago and its suburbs are home to large Spanish-speaking communities, especially of Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage. The Spanish edition, La mente complaciente, lets bilingual households read it in either language.

At a glance: Illinois

3 practical tips for parents and teachers in Illinois

  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 Chicago as well as in a classroom.
  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. Teachers: build one "friction point" into each AI-assisted assignment, a step where students must check, compare or reject the tool's answer.

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Questions and answers

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

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

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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