Meta has been leading the way with smart glasses technology since launching its Ray-Ban model in 2021. Now the company may have plans to introduce facial recognition to its AI-enabled glasses, according to an internal memo leaked to The New York Times.
Meanwhile other industry players like Google, Apple, Samsung and Chinese tech giants Alibaba and Xiaomi are also investing in a global market that is projected to reach USD$8.2 billion by 2030.
As a member of sex worker communities, and a researcher studying the intersection of sex work, law and technological surveillance, I am concerned about the integration of AI-enabled smart glasses with facial recognition technologies.
