
Leaked screenshots of 'head-up rate' tracking software spark debate over privacy and algorithmic monitoring
Nanjing University students are protesting the implementation of an AI-powered 'smart classroom' system that tracks attendance and student attentiveness via 'head-up rate' metrics, following the leak of screenshots showing real-time surveillance.
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Nanjing University upgraded its 'smart classroom' system over the summer to monitor student attendance and behavior.
Students at Nanjing University were recently notified by the university that it would begin using its “smart classroom” system – upgraded over the summer – to record full attendance rates over a one-week period, Chinese media reported on Wednesday.
Outrage flared when leaked screenshots purportedly revealed the AI-powered software in action – live classroom footage paired with real-time data tracking late arrivals, attendance figures and a “head-up rate” to map attentiveness. The images went viral, igniting intense debate over campus privacy rights, the ethical issues with algorithmic surveillance and the unchecked reach of artificial intelligence (AI) monitoring.

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