AI hardware sparks debate over what counts as recording and over privacy
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On October 7, The Verge published a piece on how AI hardware defines "recording." Tech companies decide whether a device records by whether it keeps raw audio and video, but the article argues that keeping transcripts and summaries still involves other people's privacy. It cites a leak that Apple is developing a smart home camera that describes household activity in text and stores no video, and that Google is also considering smart glasses that process visual data without keeping images. The article says a device's look and its privacy indicator light are not enough for bystanders to tell whether their information is being kept, and that society needs to agree on what recording means and who gets to change that definition.
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- The Verge · AIWe can’t just change the definition of ‘recording’
科技公司以不保存原始音视频为由界定 AI 硬件是否录制，但保留下来的文字转录与摘要仍涉及他人隐私。文中引用的爆料称，Apple 正开发用文字描述家庭活动、不保存视频的智能家居摄像头；Google 也在考虑让智能眼镜处理视觉数据而不留存影像。文章主张，社会需要就什么构成录制、谁有权改变其定义达成共识，因为设备外观和隐私指示灯不足以让旁观者清楚识别自身信息是否被保存。
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