Meta will stop training its AI on 'visual data' from its smart glasses — if you opt out
Big Tech Meta Meta will stop training its AI on 'visual data' from its smart glasses — if you opt out Somewhere, a contractor just breathed a sigh of relief. 23, 2026 8:00 pm EST Karissa Bell for Engadget Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Meta is making another concession to privacy critics as it tries to get ahead of the ongoing privacy backlash against its AI glasses. Now, the company says it will allow people to opt out of having their "visual data" from the glasses used for AI training.
- ▪Big Tech Meta Meta will stop training its AI on 'visual data' from its smart glasses — if you opt out Somewhere, a contractor just breathed a sigh of relief.
- ▪23, 2026 8:00 pm EST Karissa Bell for Engadget Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Meta is making another concession to privacy critics as it tries to get ahead of the ongoing privacy backlash against its AI glasses.
- ▪Now, the company says it will allow people to opt out of having their "visual data" from the glasses used for AI training.
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| Publication time | Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:44 +0000 |
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Big Tech Meta Meta will stop training its AI on 'visual data' from its smart glasses — if you opt out Somewhere, a contractor just breathed a sigh of relief. By Karissa Bell Sept. 23, 2026 8:00 pm EST Karissa Bell for Engadget Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Meta is making another concession to privacy critics as it tries to get ahead of the ongoing privacy backlash against its AI glasses. Now, the company says it will allow people to opt out of having their "visual data" from the glasses used for AI training. The change means that users can opt of having their camera-based interactions with Meta AI being used to train the company's models. Those images will also not be shown to third-party contractors in other countries.
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