Monday, April 6, students of the College of William and Mary voted to approve a referendum calling on the College to cancel its contract with ZeroEyes, a surveillance company that specializes in AI-enabled firearm detection.
The ZeroEyes referendum follows students’ approval of two earlier referendums on Flock AI-powered surveillance cameras, as well as another calling on the College to establish a “Firewall For Freedom” to protect the rights of students against the Trump administration.
Of the 1,256 students who voted, 89.6% voted in favor of the College canceling its contract with ZeroEyes, while 9% voted against the referendum and 1.4% abstained. The overall turnout for the election was 1,256 votes, lower than the recent Student Assembly spring election, which recorded 1,667 votes. It was also below the two earlier referendums, in which 1,670 students voted…