If Meta Glasses Freak You Out, Wait Until You Hear About the New Apple Watch Features
Apple has introduced the Apple Watch Series 12 featuring new 'Audio Intelligence' capabilities, including Siri Recap and Live Rewind. These features allow the device to record and summarize ambient conversations, raising significant privacy concerns.
Why it matters
The integration of always-on ambient listening in consumer wearables marks a major shift in privacy expectations and the normalization of AI-driven surveillance.
Apple just announced a lineup of new products at its fall event, the first one to be hosted by newly minted CEO John Ternus . Along with the highly anticipated foldable iPhone, which we now know is called iPhone Duo, Apple also announced the Apple Watch Series 12, equipped with an AI-infused Siri that sounds like a privacy nightmare.
With the new release, Apple is hoping you are delighted to hear that your Apple Watch will always be listening to every conversation you have, and perhaps even recording some of them.
“Apple Watch is always on your wrist, and with Apple Intelligence on your iPhone, it’s the perfect device to help you stay aware of the sounds around you and keep track of your conversations,” Ron Huang, Apple’s VP of sensing and connectivity, said at the presentation.
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