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Apple’s AirPods with cameras for AI are apparently close to production (www.theverge.com)

submitted 2 days ago by General_Effort@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] bonenode@piefed.social 120 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

The AirPods’ cameras “aren’t designed” to snap photos or video but instead can take in “visual information in low resolution” that users can query Siri about, like asking the AI assistant what they should cook with the ingredients they have in front of them, according to Gurman. They may also use the cameras to help with things like turn-by-turn directions.

So you got to hover that leek next to your ears? Nice they are low resolution but if they can recognise something sitting on a kitchen counter in front of you then that is not a relevant argument. They can 100% be used to identify people standing in front of you as well and that is going to be outside anyones control.

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

that is going to be outside anyones control.

Apple could theoretically lock it down [for a period of time] but darn—you made me realize the clones will have real cameras and look 1:1 before long

…lol “Siri, verify nearby AirPods” (…then the bad guy keeps a real pair activated nearby? and it’s back to creepy)

This may be a first of its kind hardware issue for Apple, unless I’m forgetting something

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 31 points 1 day ago (2 children)

That shit illegal in states that have recording laws. Someone needs to sue.

[–] mokey@therock.fraggle-rock.org 2 points 8 hours ago

Didn't they make state regulation of AI illegal? If so they'll just say "you can't touch my AI begone" and begone they shall be.

[–] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

States as in US? Because if that’s the case, this won’t be illegal in any way shape or form.

I don’t understand why people think there is some law out there that supersedes the first amendment which unambiguously protects video recording in anything other than a bathroom, changing room, or the like.

Even in private property doesn’t have a law stating you can’t record, it’s just that you are likely to be trespassed if you break a private establishments no recording policy.

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 hours ago

And the footage itself doesn’t even become illegal even when the trespass was in fact illegal, I heard - can’t require deletion I think? (Of course the property owner or their associates might be bigger than you!)

[–] 404found@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

They probably are designed for low resolution because Apple couldn't mass produce better cameras affordably. Plus there is other hardware they don't have space for.

This will most likely follow the iPhone camera business model where new model AirPods will keep getting upgraded cameras.