Ray-Ban Meta’s Accidental Recordings Expose a Transparency Gap

Ray-Ban Meta’s Accidental Recordings Expose a Transparency Gap

A bug in some Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses allowed the Meta AI assistant to activate, capture audio and generate transcripts without the wearer saying “Hey Meta”—even when the setting that permits wake-word-free activation was switched off. Meta says the problem has been resolved. What the company has not supplied is an explanation of what went … Read more

Amazon’s Bee Frontier Is a $75 AI Wearable That Listens, Summarizes and Shops

Amazon’s Bee Frontier Is a  AI Wearable That Listens, Summarizes and Shops

Amazon has started selling Bee Frontier in the United States, a $74.99 wearable that listens to conversations, transcribes them and turns them into summaries, reminders and suggested tasks. Announced on October 15 alongside the Bee Eclipse, a $99.99 phone attachment, the device marks Amazon’s most direct push yet into ambient AI hardware: a microphone designed … Read more