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vicmsong.bsky.social • 14 days ago

This is neat.

Reposted from The Verge

Meta’s smart glasses can now describe what you’re seeing in more detail

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klocktower.org•14 days ago

Is it?
https://www.404media.co/well-well-well-meta-to-add-facial-recognition-to-glasses-after-all/

jamesoloughlin.bsky.social•14 days ago

Is it? 2 :)
https://www.theverge.com/news/658602/meta-ray-ban-privacy-policy-ai-training-voice-recordings

vicmsong.bsky.social•14 days ago

For people with low vision or blindness, the concept of this tech from an accessibility standpoint, neat. The privacy stuff… has never been neat with smart glasses.

It’s a balance, especially since tech reporters often forget to consider accessibility use cases. I include myself in this.l

klocktower.org•14 days ago

Yes and, part of my point (and part of the point of the 404 article I linked) is that Meta *could* be developing glasses that serve the needs of disabled people but without the invasion of privacy. As they originally claimed they were going to do.

vicmsong.bsky.social•14 days ago

I got real humbled by many low vision and blind users when I was flippant about Meta AI in the glasses once and it was a good wake up call that I can do better. 🙂

jamesoloughlin.bsky.social•14 days ago

People with any form of disability deserve privacy. Right now it is an unnecessary tradeoff because the companies that make some of these products do not care about it.

jamesoloughlin.bsky.social•14 days ago

This leads to the wider conversation of user (and non-user) privacy in exchange for useful AI. All the research I have done on the subject to date, I see it as a false tradeoff it just requires more work.

vicmsong.bsky.social•14 days ago

I don’t disagree with you there. I just am keeping all those messages I received in mind — and I’d hope other smart glass makers see this and decide to prioritize privacy AND incorporating a similar dedication to helping low vision and blind people in their products.

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