Schools Are Using AI Surveillance to Catch Students Vaping Inside Bathrooms
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Greg Miller, executive director of technology for the Cheyenne Mountain district, stated, 'We went down a road of Verkada, even though it's definitely not the cheapest. Verkada's tech has been critical in multiple incidents, i.e., at-school vaping, where we can click on a face and know which door that child exited so they can find them and safely make sure they aren't harming themselves.' This highlights the importance placed on surveillance technologies in tackling school safety issues.
Experts have consistently warned against the implications of widespread facial recognition technology in schools, arguing that it turns educational environments into surveillance zones, impacting students' privacy and trust. Such measures not only raise ethical issues but could also lead to unnecessary disciplinary actions against students based on flawed identification.
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