Meta is promoting its countermeasures against 'surreptitious filming using AI glasses,' noting that a white LED lights up while filming is in progress, and the camera cannot be activated if the LED is covered.
Meta has commercialized AI glasses equipped with cameras and AI functions, and sells them in Japan. There have been concerns about AI glasses, such as 'Could they take photos and videos without the other person noticing?', but Meta has now released a news release highlighting the anti-surreptitious filming measures it has implemented in its AI glasses.
Meta's AI Glasses: Your Questions Answered
Meta's AI glasses come in a variety of designs, but all models are equipped with an LED to indicate to others that the camera is recording. In the AI glasses shown below, the LED is located in the area indicated by the red frame.
The LED lights up white while the camera is taking a picture.
AI glasses from the second generation onwards have a feature that disables the camera when the LED light is blocked. Some users modify or destroy the LEDs, but the AI glasses also have a feature that disables the camera when it detects LED modification or destruction. Meta is also taking steps to remove ads and suspend listings from vendors promoting illegal modifications.
While one idea for preventing surreptitious photography is to 'make a loud shutter sound,' Meta stated, 'AI glasses will emit a shutter sound at a volume audible to the wearer. It is not practical to make the shutter sound audible from a distance. The mechanism of emitting an LED light is familiar from electronic devices such as laptop webcams and older generation video cameras,' indicating a negative stance on making a loud shutter sound.
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