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While some They try to reinvent the smartphone (without success, so far), there is a gadget with AI that is catching on among the general public. AI glasses are becoming more popular and are already being targeted controversies and social debates. Is it ethical to wear a camera on your face that may be recording without others realizing? Not much, especially when those videos are used for extortion. What has happened? In BBC They tell the story of Alice (not her real name) and how she was recorded without her consent at the entrance to a London shopping center. The man was actually a content creator who gave dating advice to other men. She published the video of their interaction and it went viral to the point that it reached the protagonist herself. Alice says she was shocked because the man “didn’t have a phone, he didn’t have a camera pointed directly at my face.” If you want me to delete it, pay me. Alice said she felt humiliated and contacted the account that had posted the video, requesting that it be removed, but the response was not what she expected. The man who had recorded it asked him for payment in exchange for removing the video, since according to him it complied with the platform’s rules. Finally, it was TikTok that deleted the video, but reuploaded it to another account, which has been deleted for violating its rules on harassment and bullying. There is more. Alice’s is not the only case of videos of this type recorded with AI glasses. In a previous reportBBC narrated the cases of two other women who had also been recorded by one of these “manfluencers.” The modus operandi is to approach women to ask for their phone number or start a conversation and then upload it to networks, where they often go viral and generate all kinds of comments. Something similar also happened in Spain, a man filmed hundreds of women in the streets of Barcelona without their knowledge. He ended up being arrested for a crime against privacy. We have also seen how AI glasses are used to cheat on examswhich already has the authorities alert in cities like Valencia. Why is it important. Much of the success of the Ray-Ban Meta is due to the fact that they are normal glasses, which you can wear on a daily basis without squeaking (hello, Google Glass). Their main attraction is precisely what makes them perfect for recording without anyone noticing. Yes, they have an LED light that lights up when the glasses record, but there are two circumstances: the LED can be modified and many people do not even realize that that light indicates that they are being recorded. Reaction. Although AI glasses are still an emerging product category, a wave of social rejection and criticism is already emerging, especially in the US where they are most popular. Many people find them invasive and they don’t feel comfortable if someone is wearing someeven if the LED is off. We have also seen the response of the Chinese startup Even Realitiesglasses without a camera whose selling point is precisely the weak point of glasses with a camera: they do not spy on you. Image | Xataka with Gemini In Xataka | I’ve been testing the Ray-Ban Meta 2 for weeks and I’ve discovered something: Meta has made brilliant glasses with disappointing AI