Meta tests glasses that record audio and photos continuously

Meta is reportedly developing a prototype feature for smart glasses that would enable continuous, passive recording of audio and photographs without an indicator light, according to a report in the Financial Times. The feature, referred to internally as "super sensing," is designed to allow the glasses to capture snippets of a wearer's day for later querying by an AI assistant.

The concept involves cameras and microphones on the glasses capturing audio and taking photos every few seconds. The data would be processed to create a searchable log of the wearer's experiences, enabling them to ask an AI to recall things they saw or heard. In one proposed system, raw footage and audio would not be stored by Meta or made directly available to the user; instead, metadata extracted from the recordings would be uploaded to servers for the AI to query. Proponents of this method argue it presents fewer privacy implications.

A central point of contention is the planned status of the LED recording indicator. According to the report, the indicator light would remain off during super sensing mode. The company has stated in past communications that it reserves the LED for active capture...