The MIT Professors Bedazzling Security Cameras to Highlight Campus Surveillance

MIT faculty decorated campus security cameras with rhinestones and googly eyes to protest the installation of AI-enabled surveillance equipment. The actions draw directly on performance art traditions to make surveillance visible to the campus community. This protest shows how educators use design tactics and academic tenure to resist administrative monitoring.

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