Meta removes AI facial recognition feature from Ray-Ban glasses
Meta has removed hidden facial recognition code from the Meta AI app, which a Wired investigation had uncovered. The feature allowed the system to identify people in the field of view of Ray-Ban smart glasses, running in the background without the user's knowledge. The company did not explain why it removed the feature and did not say whether it will return in the future. *Meta is designated an extremist organization and banned in Russia.
AI-processed from Wired; edited by Hamidun News
Meta has removed hidden AI facial recognition code from the app for its Ray-Ban smart glasses, code that Wired journalists had discovered.
Why did Meta remove facial recognition from Ray-Ban?
The company did not explain why it removed the code and did not confirm whether the feature will ever return.
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