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AI wearables are quietly listening to everyone in Silicon Valley


Discreet devices and software are recording everything. Is it legal? And do you consent?

A closer inspection revealed glowing LED lights from AI note-taking devices — a red burst from a silver clip at someone’s collar, a blue ray from a triangular pendant, and a white blip from yet another neckpiece. | Source: Godofredo A. Vásquez/AP PhotoJust as smartphones, Slack, and microwavable salmon have forced the creation of new office policies, so too are AI recorders changing workplace etiquette. “If these bozos are wearing really obvious devices that clearly signal they are recording, and you speak to them, that could constitute consent, even in a private place,” said Chris Hoofnagle, faculty director of the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology.

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