In the small group of professional certified vision rehabilitation therapists (CVRT), to which I belong, it is not uncommon for us to use the term “magic glasses.” These are the glasses some of our clients hope to find that will improve or restore their vision. It makes sense—in that for many of them, a new prescription once brought things back into focus. Vision loss from macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetes, and other conditions is usually something that can be managed with proper care, but vision is not typically restored to what it once was. Still, the myth or hope for the magic glasses persists.
Smart glasses controversy sidelines the benefits for disabled people | Letter
Letters: Guardian readers reflect on the ableism rife in the debate about Ray-Ban Meta eyewear, despite the life-changing difference they can make
Meta’s Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Used To Instantly Dox Strangers In Public, Thanks To AI And Facial Recognition
Harvard students hack together a system to gather intel on strangers to build their trust, then share steps for the public to protect themselves from such technology.
This App Warns You if Someone Is Wearing Smart Glasses Nearby
The creator of Nearby Glasses made the app after reading 404 Media's coverage of how people are using Meta's Ray-Bans smartglasses to film people without their knowledge or consent. “I consider it to be a tiny part of resistance against surveillance tech.”
I wore Meta’s smartglasses for a month – and it left me feeling like a creep
Content creators love the built-in camera; sceptics call them ‘pervert glasses’. Do we really need any more hi-tech wearables, even with a voice assistant that sounds like Judi Dench?
Will Their Bionic Eyes Be Obsolete and Unsupported Too?
As another retinal implant company goes broke, the tech’s future dims
Dispute over fate of Kenyan workers who saw Meta AI glasses films
Meta and its subcontractor disagree over why over 1000 Kenya-based workers were made redundant.
Their Bionic Eyes Are Now Obsolete and Unsupported
These early adopters found out what happened when a cutting-edge marvel became an obsolete gadget... inside their bodies.
Out of Sight; Out of Mind - Ewan’s Blog
Disability did not become fashionable. Disabled people became harder to ignore.
AI Companies Are Buying Tons of Old Books Because They're Free of AI Slop
ISBNdb, a company that sources printed books for AI companies to turn into training data, tells clients “the optics problem is real.”
Accessible Color Choices Are About So Much More Than Just Contrast - Sheri Byrne-Haber's Blog
Learn more about disability and accessibility in the business and educational settings from the expert in the field - Sheri Byrne Haber.
Mystified magicians of the mind
My conversation with neuroscientist Paul Cisek
The Pinhole View of AI Value
Focusing only on headcount reduction is like saying the only value of a car is that you don’t have to pay for a horse.
Manta Sleep – The World's #1 Sleep Masks and Accessories
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Muse, Meta's extraordinarily privileged AI assistant, has a serious 0-day
A simple ClickFix attack is only one way to completely hijack the new agent.
