{"slug": "korean-schools-deploy-ai-surveillance-to-stop-bullying-in-real-time", "title": "Korean schools deploy AI surveillance to stop bullying in real time", "summary": "A high school in Seoul's Seodaemun District demonstrated AI-powered surveillance technology on Wednesday that detects fights in real time and alerts administrators to intervene immediately. The system, which flags unusual movements when students are close together, is part of a broader shift as schools adopt AI cameras to eliminate security blind spots. Security company S-1 reported a 74 percent increase in sales of video analysis systems from January to May compared to last year.", "body_md": "Inside the control room of a high school in Seoul's Seodaemun District on Wednesday, a monitor displayed students playing on the field, each tracked by a blue square marker. The moment two students appeared to push each other, the system flagged a possible fight on the screen and sent an alert to a school administrator's phone. The demonstration highlights how artificial intelligence (AI)-powered surveillance technology is turning school security from a passive tool into a real-time warning system. By rapidly detecting and analyzing unusual movement when two or more people are close to each other, the technology helps staff intervene immediately. Traditional security cameras have long drawn criticism from educators for only providing after-the-fact evidence. Now, schools are racing to eliminate blind spots. S-1, a security company, said its sales of video analysis systems — including AI-powered cameras provided to schools — increased 74 percent from January to May compared to the same period last year. The Seodaemun high school recently installed 14 additional AI-powered cameras equ", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/korean-schools-deploy-ai-surveillance-to-stop-bullying-in-real-time", "canonical_source": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/society/20260612/korean-schools-deploy-ai-surveillance-to-stop-bullying-in-real-time?utm_source=rss", "published_at": "2026-06-12 06:52:03+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-12 06:56:28.817648+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "computer-vision", "ai-safety", "ai-policy", "ai-products"], "entities": ["Seodaemun District", "S-1"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/korean-schools-deploy-ai-surveillance-to-stop-bullying-in-real-time", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/korean-schools-deploy-ai-surveillance-to-stop-bullying-in-real-time.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/korean-schools-deploy-ai-surveillance-to-stop-bullying-in-real-time.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/korean-schools-deploy-ai-surveillance-to-stop-bullying-in-real-time.jsonld"}}