Morning Roundup: Student safety AI flagged ‘irrelevant’ online posts, DPD officer fired, zoo mourns tiger's death

Also, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick wants to pass a parental rights bill and end professors’ tenure. [MORNING ROUNDUP]( [Dallas police chief fires officer who drove away after car he pursued crashed, caught fire]( Chief Eddie García fired officer Leonard Anderson and suspended his trainee Darrien Robertson. The chief also [...] [Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick wants to pass parental rights bill, end professors’ tenure]( The Republican’s focus was on education, but he didn’t directly mention school vouchers. [Arlington police seek help in finding person of interest in October slaying]( Evila Yanes, 44, was found dead Oct. 30, and authorities are looking for the man she had been dating. [Dallas Zoo mourns death of 18-year-old Sumatran male tiger at facility]( Manis, an 18-year-old Sumatran tiger, died on Nov. 20 from kidney failure, the Dallas Zoo announced Wednesday. [...]   ADVERTISEMENT   [Southwest Airlines plans to hire 8,000 more workers in 2023]( Dallas-based Southwest Airlines is planning to hire another 8,000 more employees in 2023 after hitting record [...] [What Texas lawmakers can do to get kids ready for kindergarten]( Texas children aren’t showing up at school ready for kindergarten. A new dashboard points to what lawmakers [...] [Plano amends agreement with DART for Silver Line rail project]( Part of the agreement reflects new features for the public. [How one family from New Orleans brought Creole culture and cuisine to Deep Ellum]( The Darensbourg brothers founded multiple bars and restaurants in the 1930s. [Hey, Dallas: These 6 great items make the perfect holiday gift basket]( One costs just $1.52. How’s that for a deal? [Neiman Marcus dips into its history to bring back fashion awards]( It’s the latest move by CEO Geoffroy van Raemdonck to differentiate Neiman Marcus. The awards exposed its [...] [MORE NEWS](   INVESTIGATIONS [A GIF shows a large green eye watching a student sitting at their laptop. Social Sentinel bills itself as an innovative way for schools to find threats of suicides and shootings posted online. An investigation by The Dallas Morning News found the company, now known as Navigate360 Detect, mostly flagged harmless or irrelevant tweets. GIF designed by Michael Hogue, staff illustrator.]( Social Sentinel bills itself as an innovative way for schools to find threats of suicides and shootings posted online. An investigation by The Dallas Morning News found the company, now known as Navigate360 Detect, mostly flagged harmless or irrelevant tweets. (Michael Hogue/Staff Illustrator) [Colleges spend thousands on AI to prevent suicides and shootings. Evidence that it works is scant]( Imagine a student tweeted out a joke and an AI flagged that tweets as dangerous. That’s what happened with Social Sentinel, now Navigate360 Detect. It’s an AI company that says its software helps prevent student suicides and school shootings. [An investigation by The Dallas Morning News]( found the software mostly flagged harmless or irrelevant tweets like song lyrics and memes. Experts say this kind of technology is experimental and may not reliably distinguish jokes from threats, and led to at least one student struggling with his mental health being arrested. At least 38 schools in the United States, including four in North Texas, have purchased the AI. [Read part two of the investigation here.]( [MORE ON](dallasnews.com) SOCIAL SENTINEL ➡️ [Tracked: How colleges use AI to monitor student protests]( ➡️ [Uvalde CISD purchased social media monitoring service years before shooting](   ADVERTISEMENT   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [YouTube]( [Privacy Policy](dallasnews.com/privacy-policy) | [Account Login]( |[Help Center]( [Terms of Service]( | [Manage Preferences](dallasnews.com/privacy-policy| [Unsubscribe]( The Dallas Morning News 1954 Commerce Street Dallas, TX 75201 © Copyright 2022