Ep 73. Why students cancelled an AI surveillance contract
From Riedman Report: Risk, AI, Education, & Security by David Riedman, PhD
April 24, 2026 · 24 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the cancellation of an AI surveillance contract by William & Mary students and the implications of AI technology in school safety.
Guest: Danny Otten , PhD candidate in computer science and VP of the Graduate Student Association at William & Mary in Virginia Background: * William & Mary students vote to end AI surveillance contract * AI system failed to identify a school shooting in progress at Antioch High * AI classified Doritos chips as a gun and then police pointed real guns at students * FTC take action on the false marketing claims of an AI metal detector company * AI camera system dispatch police for an active shooter who was a band student holding a clarinet * Another AI camera system dispatched an active shooter response for a student holding a bag of Doritos chips * CCTV system at a major university failed to record photos of the assailant entering or leaving the campus David Riedman , PhD is the creator of the K-12 School Shooting Database , Chief Data Officer at a global risk management firm , and a tenure-track professor. Listen to my podcast— Riedman Report: Risk, AI, Education & Security —or my recent interviews on Freakonomics Radio and the New England Journal of Medicine . Riedman Report: Risk, AI, Education, & Security is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my…
People in this episode
Host: David Riedman
Guest: Danny Otten
Topics covered
- AI surveillance
- student activism
- school safety
- technology failures
- education policy
Keywords
- AI surveillance
- William & Mary
- school shooting
- technology failures
- student activism
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: William & Mary, FTC
Products: AI camera system, AI metal detector, CCTV system
Places: Virginia
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