AI FAQ

Sibme’s AI technology is designed to enhance the educational experience while prioritizing privacy. Our tools provide video & audio analysis to support feedback and learning improvements, but do not associate any personally identifiable information directly with this content. While videos may capture student faces, voices, or names, our AI processes are solely focused on refining educational content and teaching practices. If users prefer additional privacy measures, student faces can be blurred in videos as needed. To learn more about how to blur student faces, please visit https://help.sibme.com/en/articles/8016832-blur-video-overview .

Sibme is committed to prioritizing your data privacy and security. Our platform is hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS), utilizing AWS’s advanced security features to protect your information. This includes robust encryption, network and application firewalls, and extensive data protection protocols. Access to the platform is password-protected and restricted solely to authorized users, ensuring that your educational materials are securely stored and managed with the highest privacy standards. For further details on our data security practices, please refer to the information provided at Sibme’s Compliance page.

Sibme leverages AI to tailor professional development and coaching experiences specifically for adult learners, focusing on enhancing educators’ skills to positively impact student learning. Our AI-driven processes are designed with privacy in mind, strictly adhering to applicable student data privacy laws, which includes, but is not limited to, FERPA, and COPPA regulations to ensure full compliance. By working closely with educational institutions, we ensure that our AI solutions not only support educational goals but also rigorously respect and uphold established privacy standards. For further information, please refer to the details provided at Sibme’s Compliance page.

Sibme is a platform designed to help teachers collaborate on their practice and pedagogy.  While using the platform, teachers may upload student work that contains Personal Identifiable Information (PII) as defined by FERPA. We treat all PII -  whether belonging to teachers or students - as confidential and use it solely to provide services to the institution and its educators. In accordance with Sibme’s Privacy Policy, any student data uploaded by teachers is owned and controlled by the institution. The same principles outlined in the question above apply to this data. If you opt to use our AI functionality, rest assured that our AI systems do not store data or use it for model training. We strongly recommend that teachers, whenever possible, remove names or other PII from student work before uploading it to Sibme.  Additionally, we encourage institutions and districts to establish clear policies governing the use of student PII in educational tools to ensure compliance and transparency.

We highly recommend that educators and institutions obtain the required consents for recording and sharing video content, ensuring compliance with applicable privacy laws and school policies. While Sibme provides a secure platform for managing educational materials, the responsibility for securing consent and upholding privacy requirements lies with the educational institutions utilizing our services. We have made a Video Permission Consent Form available for your convenience. However, we strongly recommend consulting with your educational institution’s legal counsel before using it. Please note that Sibme is not providing legal advice, and use of this form is at your own risk.

No. Sibme adheres to a strict policy prohibiting the sharing of videos or identifiable data with third parties.  Our primary focus is to support educators and institutions achieving their educational objectives while maintaining the highest standards of user privacy. For more details about our data privacy practices, please refer to our Privacy Policy.

AI is a core component of our educational tools, designed to support educators by analyzing teaching practices and enhancing professional learning. Our AI features identify key instructional moments and provide targeted feedback, all within a secure, privacy-first environment that prioritizes the protection of user data.

Absolutely. Educators have full control over their video privacy settings on Sibme, allowing them to determine who can access their content. Whether for personal review or group training, educators can customize permissions to ensure their videos are viewed only by the intended audiences, maintaining privacy and security.

A User’s Biometrics data is utilized to enhance the analysis of video and audio files on the platform. Specifically, voice data is used to identify speakers in transcripts and to recognize the teacher for Sibme’s AI Reports.  Facial data is leveraged to track movement in the classroom, contributing to the Movement AI Report. These processes are designed to support educators while adhering to strict privacy and data security standards.

Sibme utilizes LLM’s enterprise models to analyze video and audio transcripts, documents, and user inputted data to extract key insights to enhance the professional development and coaching of educators. This AI-driven analysis focuses on identifying teaching patterns, providing feedback, and highlighting areas for improvement, supporting educators in their professional growth.

LLMs (Large Language Models) are advanced AI models capable of understanding and generating human-like text based on the input they receive. In the enterprise context, LLMs provides businesses like Sibme with powerful tools to process data for specific outcomes, such as analyzing educational content. These models are particularly effective at natural language processing, enabling deep insights to be drawn from video and audio transcripts.

Sibme is committed to the highest standards of data privacy and security. When using LLMs, we ensure that:

• Customer data is not used to train the LLMs’ models. Analysis is performed without retaining or using your data to improve the models.
  
• Data is destroyed after processing. Once analysis is complete, any data passed through the LLMs’ API is deleted, ensuring no retention or misuse.
  

Yes, we implement several measures to safeguard the data:

• Data Encryption: All data sent to and from an LLMs’ API is encrypted, ensuring secure transmission.
  
• Controlled Access: Only authorized Sibme services have access to send data for analysis, ensuring strict access control.
  
• Data Anonymization: Whenever possible, data is anonymized prior to analysis, further minimizing privacy risks.
  

Our partnership with LLMs allows us to provide cutting-edge AI analysis for educational content, offering educators actionable insights into their teaching practices. This leads to improved teaching strategies, better student engagement, and ultimately, enhanced educational outcomes.

All AI workflows are initiated by the User within the Account who generated the data.  There is no automatic AI processing, ensuring that data is only analyzed at the direction of the user.

For further details about our privacy and security practices, or to inquire about how we use LLMs’ enterprise models, please reach out to our compliance team at legal@sibme.com . We are happy to address any questions and provide clarity on our approach to improving education through AI.  You can also visit Sibme’s Compliance page for more information.