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In Tashkent, Samarkand and Bukhara and every community in between, children in Uzbekistan increasingly meet AI chatbots that are built to agree with them.
Teachers working within the framework of the Ministry of Preschool and School Education can use the book's Look-Up Protocol as a simple shared vocabulary for talking with students about AI that never says no.
Tashkent's IT Park supports a fast-growing software and outsourcing sector, and a young population is driving demand for digital services. Children growing up this close to the technology deserve tools, and adults, that still know how to disagree.
The mahalla, the neighborhood community with its own elected committee, and hashar, collective volunteer work, are central institutions of Uzbek community life. That habit of shared, agreed rules is exactly what a household needs around always-yes AI.
Uzbek is the state language, and Russian, Tajik and Karakalpak are also spoken. Its rules are simple enough to explain to children in whichever language the family speaks at home.
The Compliant Mind — $14.99 on Amazon USOther edition: La mente complaciente
Yes. It is written for any family or classroom where children use AI chatbots and apps that always agree. Families and teachers in Tashkent, Samarkand and Bukhara can pair its Look-Up Protocol with the technology guidance from the Ministry of Preschool and School Education and their local schools.
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.
$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.