Meta Smart Glasses Can Now Track All the Food You Put Into Your Mouth
Source: Gizmodo
According to Meta, owners of Meta’s Ray-Ban AI glasses, or the Meta Ray-Ban Display, will soon be able to snap a photo of what they’re eating using a voice prompt and then log that food item in the Meta AI app. Meta says it will “extract key nutrition details” using AI and said photos. The idea is that Meta wants to use your food pics in concert with AI to give users “personalized insights” and help people make “healthier, more informed choices.”
That process might involve asking Meta AI stuff like “What should I eat to increase my energy?” or other prompts in that vein. One thing that jumped out to me in its explanation of that feature, though, is that Meta has lofty plans to expand that functionality in the future.
Obviously, having to manually log everything is a bit of a pain, and having smart glasses that do the same thing, but in an “ambient” kind of way, would be more convenient. That’s why Meta says that “in the future,” its smart glasses will “understand what you’re eating and automatically log your food.” Sounds great, if you’re into that sort of thing, but there are some pretty major problems with that idea.
For one, I’m pretty sure Meta’s smart glasses would have to be always recording for that to work, and given the way things are going on the privacy front, I don’t think people will be very receptive to smart glasses that record everything all the time. On top of that, making the camera engaged all the time is a one-way ticket to having a woefully short battery life. So, I don’t know… sounds like a good idea in theory, but I’m going to file that idea under “probably not” for now. That’s not even counting the fact that people might be a little more hesitant to hand their data over to Meta right now, even if it’s just the sad sandwich they panic-ate for lunch.
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Read more: https://gizmodo.com/meta-smart-glasses-can-now-track-all-the-food-you-put-into-your-mouth-2000742036
Oh, but Zuck would like all your data, all the time, the better to train his AI with, and the better for Meta's advertisers to target you...
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But, it is way more than that. And, I am not alone in being someone whose image is part and parcel of their business and career.
I was in a 'superstore' the other day getting a few things and I went to check out. I got into a cashier line, not for any particular reason, just that it had one other person and they only had a few items. The dude working the register looked to be in his late teens or early twenties. He was nice and said hello. I started putting my stuff on the belt beside his register.
That was when I saw him reach up and touch the edge of his glasses. I realized that they were 'smart glasses'. Now, I am not usually one to be too 'pissy' about things, but I know something about electronics and especially audio/video. I am not saying that he was specifically trying to record his customers, but we also know that it is not just him controlling the device, now don't we? So, I finished my transaction, and I went to Customer Service. I asked to see a supervisor, and when one came over, I said the following:
"I want to say in advance that I am not trying to be a problem or anything. Nor am I accusing your employee of doing anything. But, I just dealt with a cashier that was wearing smart glasses. I am a performer (which is a lie... I used to be a performer, but still) and I can tell you now that if I find my copyrighted image wearing what I have on now, I will know where it came from and both he AND you will be hearing from my attorney. Have a nice day."
You can call me crazy if you want. I know enough to not be stupid when it comes to the capabilities of modern A/V equipment, or the deviousness of those companies.
Here is my philosophy... I know I am not alone.
