Two Students Created Face Recognition Glasses. It Wasn’t Hard.

Published On Oct 24, 2024, 12:10 PM

The article discusses a man named Kashif Hoda who had a surprising encounter with a Harvard student using Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses that can identify people in real-time using facial recognition technology. The student, AnhPhu Nguyen, used these glasses as part of an experiment to demonstrate how easily AI tools can be rigged to gather personal information about strangers without their knowledge. The incident highlights growing concerns about privacy and the social implications of advanced facial recognition technology.