A Chinese School Is Using Facial Recognition To Make Sure Kids Are Paying Attention In Class
According to government run website Hangzhou.com, a school in the city has taken to facial recognition to keep students attentive in class. Three cameras have supposedly been installed above a blackboard at Hangzhou Number 11 High School in eastern China. The facial recognition system captures seven expressions, neutral, happy, sad, disappointed, angry, scared and surprised. It then uses these to determine whether each child is paying attention to the lesson, and feeds the data back to the teacher if they’re not.
Chinese school using facial recognition systems on kids. Parents complains about kids privacy at risk. Since 2019, Chinese schools have been rolling out facial recognition systems as part of a government “smart campus” campaign.
A parent surnamed Tan posted a complaint on a government website .
The post accused a local middle school of forcing students to use facial recognition scanners to make purchases on campus and also there might be a privacy risk if the students’ facial data leaked.
Duan Weiwen, a research director at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, told Sixth Tone, “Education authorities should be fully aware of the potential ethical risks and long-term pitfalls caused by the misuse of facial recognition rather than merely pursuing efficiency.” Whereas, World Economic Forum promoting it and asking if it’s a good idea.
