Beverly Hills High School has implemented an AI-powered surveillance system including facial recognition, behavioral analysis, audio monitoring, drones, and license plate readers. The system raises privacy concerns about the extent of surveillance in educational settings.
It all sounds pretty dystopian : Inside a white stucco building in Southern California, video cameras compare faces of passersby against a facial recognition database. Behavioral analysis AI reviews the footage for signs of violent behavior. Behind a bathroom door, a smoke detector-shaped device captures audio, listening for sounds of distress. Outside, drones stand ready to be deployed and provide intel from above, and license plate readers from $8.5 billion surveillance behemoth Flock Safety ensure the cars entering and exiting the parking lot aren’t driven by criminals. This isn’t a high-security government facility. It’s Beverly Hills High School.