AI Physical Safety Is Not Surveillance; It’s Situational Awareness: ‘Watching’ versus ‘Informing’

Differentiating Between Surveillance & Situational Awareness One of the most important distinctions in today’s school safety conversation is the difference between surveillance and situational awareness. Surveillance watches. Situational awareness informs. That distinction matters because modern AI-powered safety systems are not designed to monitor every student movement or create intrusive oversight environments. Their purpose is far […]