Montana’s flagship universities use security cameras, but not their AI capabilities

By: Keila Szpaller

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: October 16, 2026

Words: 795

Last Updated: 1 day, 13 hours ago


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In a recent U.S. Senate candidate debate in Missoula, Democrat Alani Bankhead suggested independent opponent Seth Bodnar was a hypocrite for posting a campaign video of himself shooting a Flock-style camera.

“Of course, right here, the University of Montana, we’ve got those Verkada cameras that are AI-driven that were actually installed by Seth Bodner while he was president of the university,” Bankhead said.

Her statement didn’t show the entire picture.

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