Meta is moving towards a new era in smart glasses technology. Facial recognition technology, which is not included in the first generation products, was brought up again. According to The Information, the company seriously testifying this feature this time. Glasses can gain the ability to recognize the faces around the user and match their names.
This idea, which was shelved in the first place, seems to have returned with the development of artificial intelligence -supported hardware. The feature is called “Super Sensing in within the commodity. With this system, glasses will not only take images, but also will be able to analyze their environment. Moreover, this feature is not limited to glasses, but can be integrated into other devices such as headphones.
This newly developed system aims to go beyond the existing artificial intelligence module. While existing devices have a half -hour active use limit, the models that are expected to be released in 2026 may extend for hours. The user will activate this mode if he wishes; So it will not be active by default. However, the scanned people will not be aware of this situation.
The main issue here is that it is scanned and recognized without the consent of the surrounding people. It is known that Meta has been trying to maintain the sensitivity of privacy with a illuminated warning system. Ray-Ban Meta Glasses give a light to a warning during video recording. But in the super detection mode, whether this warning was needed or not, it became the subject of discussion in the commodity.
This brings to mind the reactions during the Google Glass period. At that time, users, called “Glasshole ,, faced serious social reaction. Meta is expected to remain loyal to the principle of transparency so that it does not experience a similar process. However, weakening of steps in this direction may cause problems for the user and the surrounding area.
Meta face recognition systems are also called other products
It is stated that the company is not limited to glasses, but also tries similar face recognition systems on headphones with camera. Such a technology can also perceive the surrounding people through the headset. Instead of visual, only voice feedback systems can work without noticing. This raises a new layer of privacy.
On the other hand, it turned out that Meta has made some silent changes in privacy policies in the near future. With the update made in April, the artificial intelligence feature in smart glasses has now become active by default. Users to close this function “Hey Meta!” He has to disable the trigger command. In addition, the option to prevent the processing of sound recordings by Meta was eliminated.
In addition to all these, the legal and ethical dimensions of the face recognition features in question are also on the agenda again. Especially processing of personal data without consent is subject to serious regulations in many countries. META’s making these technologies more common will also test its relationship with the current legal frameworks. It is a question of how the company will balance at this point.