US EditionSchools Are Using AI Surveillance to Protect Students. It Also Leads to False Alarms — and Arrests
UNITED STATES, AUG 7 – AI surveillance software detected over 1,200 incidents in one district but generated nearly two-thirds false alarms, leading to concerns over student privacy and unnecessary interventions.
- A 13-year-old girl in Tennessee was arrested following a joke made online that triggered surveillance software, according to her mother.
- Surveillance software in schools, like Gaggle, monitors students' online activities and reports threats to law enforcement, according to the Center for Democracy and Technology.
- The teen faced a court-ordered eight weeks of house arrest and a psychological evaluation after her arrest, as stated in a lawsuit against the school system.
- Experts express concern that using AI for youth mental health issues can cause trauma instead of assistance, according to Sam Boyd.
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A 13-year-old girl was arrested and jailed after playing a prank that triggered school surveillance software in Tennessee.
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Students have been called to the office — and even arrested — for AI surveillance false alarms
Lesley Mathis knows what her daughter said was wrong. But she never expected the 13-year-old girl would get arrested for it. Read more...
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Schools are using AI surveillance to protect students. It also leads to false alarms — and arrests
Surveillance systems in American schools increasingly monitor everything students write on school accounts and devices.
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