Home › The Compliant Mind › Regional editions › Vietnam

The Compliant Mind for Parents and Teachers in Vietnam

In Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Da Nang and every community in between, children in Vietnam increasingly meet AI chatbots that are built to agree with them.

Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi have large software-engineering and outsourcing workforces, and Vietnamese developers have built some widely known blockchain games and consumer apps. That makes the question of when a child should hear "no" from a machine a practical one.

Schools in Vietnam follow the curriculum and guidance of the Ministry of Education and Training; The Compliant Mind adds a short set of household rules that families can use alongside whatever their school recommends on devices and AI.

At a glance: Vietnam

3 practical tips for parents and teachers in Vietnam

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

Get the book: The Compliant Mind

The Compliant Mind — $14.99 on Amazon USOther edition: La mente complaciente

The Compliant Mind

Questions and answers

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

Yes. It is written for any family or classroom where children use AI chatbots and apps that always agree. Families and teachers in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Da Nang can pair its Look-Up Protocol with the technology guidance from the Ministry of Education and Training and their local schools.

What is the Look-Up Protocol?

A short set of household rules from The Compliant Mind that puts a human pause between a child and an AI answer.

Where can families in Vietnam buy The Compliant Mind?

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

About the author: Jarvis Nelson Osorio, technology entrepreneur and innovator, writes about AI systems, governance and DAO institutional design.

Related pages