Researchers Wanted Preschool Teachers to Wear Cameras to Train AI

University of Washington researchers planned to record preschool teachers wearing first-person cameras to develop AI models, raising concerns about consent after one parent indicated the program was presented as opt-out rather than opt-in. The university stated that classroom participation required parental permission for all children, with recordings limited to up to 150 minutes across four visits per month during regular classroom activities. The project highlights ongoing questions about how researchers are deploying AI training methods involving children and surveillance footage.