Remote proctoring tools like Proctorio have faced widespread pushback at colleges. Less scrutiny and awareness exists on their use in K-12 schools buff.ly/3xHOvXw

I found proof that Proctorio is being inflicted upon vulnerable children as early as kindergarten and talked to journalist Mark Keierleber (Mark Keierleber) about it. The story was published in The Guardian and The74 today.

Link: theguardian.com/education/2024… theguardian.com/education/2024…

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My latest for @the74 / Guardian US theguardian.com/education/2024…

Civil rights activists 'contend AI proctoring tools fail to work as intended, harbor biases and run afoul of students’ constitutional protections, said the privacy and security concerns are particularly salient for young children and teens.' - Mark Keierleber theguardian.com/education/2024…

I spoke with Mark Keierleber about how Proctorio is being inflicted upon vulnerable children.

“It was just obvious that Proctorio had K-12 clients and were being misleading about children under 18 using their product”

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New from me: 'Will You Take This Algorithm to Court?'

In this paper, I discuss the #Arrivecan debacle, the case of Ian Linkletter v. Proctorio & stats from the European courts on the cases against Big Tech. It appears our courts are not prepared to deal with what's coming:…

Don't lose your fire. If we all do, it's gone.

I asked ChatGPT: 'Is Proctorio racially biased?'

It answered: 'Research conducted by a student found that Proctorio's software failed to recognize Black faces 57% of the time, which raises significant concerns about fairness and equity in the application of this technology.'

'But the risks of false positives and bias against English learners have led some universities to ditch the tools...'

Turnitin previously claimed that between April 2023 and November 9th, 2023, over 142 million papers had been scanned for AI. Now as of March 24, 2024, over 200 million papers have been scanned.

What this means is that since November 9th, use has dropped 33%. That's the story.

Turnitin will be acquired by a GenAI company. Bet.

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OpenAI removes ChatGPT's login requirement. This will have major implications on use, especially in schools.

Link: openai.com/blog/start-usi… openai.com/blog/start-usi…