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The key factsMeta is reportedly testing "super-sensing" AI glasses that continuously record audio and snap photos every few seconds.To combat "LED fatigue," executives plan to disable the recording light during always-on AI monitoring.This follows a recent Meta update meant to stop creeps from secretly disabling the exact same light.Literally 24 hours ago, I wrote an article praising Meta for pushing an emergency update to its smart glasses that disables the camera if someone tampers with the recording LED. I thought Zuckerberg was finally taking the peeping tom problem seriously.Turns out I was an idiot.According to a new report from the Financial Times, Meta is currently testing “super sensing” AI glasses that will continuously record your life — taking photos every few seconds and constantly listening to your audio. And the grand solution for the recording LED that warns bystanders? They’re just going to turn it off.And with this new bombshell, it seems like Meta’s lost the privacy plot. The company didn’t build a software lock to keep the creeps out, they built one so they could be the only ones in the house.‘LED fatigue’
