"Reports from The Information suggest Apple is in the early stages of developing an AI-powered wearable the size of an AirTag, outfitted with microphones, a speaker and cameras. Meanwhile, at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, OpenAI confirmed plans for its own AI devicepredicted to be a collaboration with Jony Ive, who shaped Apple's most iconic products."
"As for the challenges, the most pressing is privacy. In the early 2010s Google Glass turned wearers into walking surveillance systems. The social tension became so high that Glassholes were banned from cinemas and bars. The face is a really intimate place, and to have a piece of technology on it is unsettling, said Ryan Calo, a University of Washington law professor, to Reuters in 2013."
"Microphones and cameras capture and catalog faces, voices, traffic and signs. The AI could remind you of a person's name, count your calories or even prompt you with questions on a date, extending chatfishingonline seduction using AIinto the physical world."
Apple is reportedly developing an AirTag-sized AI wearable with microphones, a speaker and cameras. OpenAI plans a similar device, likely in collaboration with designer Jony Ive. Wearables could identify faces and voices, log surroundings, remind users of names, count calories, and prompt conversation during social interactions, bringing AI-enabled assistance into everyday settings. Privacy and social acceptance are major obstacles, given past backlash against devices like Google Glass and failures such as Humane's AI Pin. The intimate proximity of sensors to faces heightens surveillance concerns and raises questions about where such devices will be tolerated.
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