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.
Virticle Desk · Edited to Virticle Standards
September 24, 2026
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In short: Meta will stop training its AI on 'visual data' from its smart glasses — if you opt out
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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. Meta is making another concession to privacy critics as it tries to get ahead of the ongoing privacy backlash against its AI glasses.
This cleared Virticle’s weekday bar because it looks consequential for someone who is not giving a keynote — not because it won a thread.
Why a human should care
Ask what default, power relation, or daily ritual actually changed. If the answer is still “a demo,” this would not ship on Friday either.
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