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The Compliant Mind for Parents and Teachers in Vermont

In Burlington, South Burlington and Montpelier and every community in between, children in Vermont increasingly meet AI chatbots that are built to agree with them.

Whatever the Vermont Agency 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.

Burlington has a small but active tech and startup community, and many Vermonters work remotely. Living near the technology does not make children immune to it; it makes deliberate habits more important.

Town Meeting Day, held each March, keeps Vermont's tradition of direct local democracy alive. That habit of shared, agreed rules is exactly what a household needs around always-yes AI.

At a glance: Vermont

3 practical tips for parents and teachers in Vermont

  1. Teachers: build one "friction point" into each AI-assisted assignment, a step where students must check, compare or reject the tool's answer.
  2. Ask your child's school how AI tools are used in class and what guidance the Vermont Agency of Education or the district has shared, then mirror those rules at home so children hear one consistent message.
  3. 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 Burlington as well as in a classroom.

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Questions and answers

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

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

Where can families in Vermont buy The Compliant Mind?

On Amazon US at $14.99 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HLVFB72B); prices may vary by store.

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

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