Meta’s AI-Powered Ray-Ban Glasses Raise Privacy Concerns Over Potential Use of Automatically Captured Photos

When questioned about whether the photos from these glasses are used to train AI models, Meta representatives, including senior director Anuj Kumar and spokesperson Mimi Huggins, avoided providing a clear answer.
Meta Ray-Ban Smart Glasses

Meta Ray-Ban Smart Glasses

Meta's AI-powered Ray-Ban smart glasses offer a blend of convenience and style with features like voice-activated photo capture, but they also raise significant privacy concerns. These glasses, equipped with a discreet front camera, can take pictures automatically based on voice commands or keywords like "look," potentially capturing images without the user’s awareness. This raises the question: what happens to the images once they are taken?
According to a Techcrunch report, when questioned about whether the photos from these glasses are used to train AI models, Meta representatives, including senior director Anuj Kumar and spokesperson Mimi Huggins, avoided providing a clear answer. The lack of transparency has raised alarms regarding how users' personal moments may be handled or utilized.
One particularly concerning feature is the glasses' ability to capture continuous images, which could lead to an invasion of personal privacy. For example, asking the glasses to help choose an outfit might result in them taking multiple photos of one’s private space, such as a bedroom or closet, without the user’s full understanding of where those images go or how they are stored.
This echoes the privacy issues that arose with the launch of Google Glass years ago, when many people were uncomfortable with the idea of being recorded without their consent. Given these concerns, many users would expect Meta to assure them that their images and videos are handled securely and privately, yet no such reassurance has been provided.
In contrast, AI businesses such as Anthropic and OpenAI clearly claim that they do not use user data to train their models, establishing a baseline of transparency. Meta, on the other hand, has left a grey area by not confirming or denying whether the photos recorded by Ray-Ban glasses are used for AI training.
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