And if you think that's too long ago, then maybe you're not aware that AI surveillance tech is currently being used to monitor students in thousands of schools across the US. According to the AP, over 65% of alerts from the software are false alarms yet they still result in students being arrested and spending time in jail all because AI can't understand the context of jokes.
So a few years ago, if you made fun of your vice principal online, a corrupt judge would throw you in juvenile detention and in 2025, if you crack some jokes with your friends online, AI sends the goon squad to arrest you.
So much freedom...
I guess if you're a student in the US these days you need to have a dark sense of humor since you never know if your school will be the site of the next mass shooting.
If you're from the US and you think it's better, then let me remind you that it's not:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/mar/07/juvenille-judges-cash-detention-centre
And if you think that's too long ago, then maybe you're not aware that AI surveillance tech is currently being used to monitor students in thousands of schools across the US. According to the AP, over 65% of alerts from the software are false alarms yet they still result in students being arrested and spending time in jail all because AI can't understand the context of jokes.
https://www.ap.org/news-highlights/best-of-the-week/honorable-mention/2025/students-have-been-called-to-the-office-and-even-arrested-for-ai-surveillance-false-alarms/
So a few years ago, if you made fun of your vice principal online, a corrupt judge would throw you in juvenile detention and in 2025, if you crack some jokes with your friends online, AI sends the goon squad to arrest you.
So much freedom...
I guess if you're a student in the US these days you need to have a dark sense of humor since you never know if your school will be the site of the next mass shooting.