Gutiérrez on behavioral monitoring and biometric surveillance prohibitions

Let me find it in here.

Okay, here it is.

I think Councilmember Hanif asked about biometrics, but we wanted to know a little bit more around behavioral monitoring, which it states that it's prohibited at this moment.

Behavioral monitoring is prohibited in the guidance.

Correct.

That's in the red area in terms of a feature of a system.

Correct.

But the guidance also says that New York City Public Schools is reviewing how existing policies apply to AI-related collection and use of biometric and behavioral data.

So is it prohibited or are you all...

Exploring or studying or considering biometric use for behavioral monitoring.

So the biometric we talked about is illegal to use.

Behavioral monitoring, again, is red area.

So I think in both cases,

we might be continuing to look at that, almost to be sure that if any tool comes that begins to encroach on those areas, we point out that we can't allow that to happen.

Okay, so you're not considering it.

Yeah, we're not opening it up.

We're making sure it stays closed.

Got that.

Okay.

And then, let's see.

Does the prohibition also apply to device monitoring, emotional recognition, facial recognition, profiling, or any other forms of surveillance?

Broadly, yes.

Thank you.