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When your team normalizes digital surveillance in educational settings

Our research team at the university is using AI to analyze student behavior data to 'improve learning outcomes' but I'm increasingly uncomfortable that we're creating a surveillance system that treats students like lab rats rather than humans with rights. My colleagues think I'm being alarmist but I can't shake the feeling we're crossing ethical lines in the name of education innovation.

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Researchers are grappling with how the pursuit of knowledge can inadvertently dehumanize the subjects of that research.

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