We can’t just change the definition of ‘recording’
Examines privacy implications of AI hardware that practitioners use daily, raising awareness about data handling practices.
AI Summary
Tech companies are redefining 'recording' for AI hardware by claiming always-listening devices that generate text summaries don't count as recordings.
Excerpt
With AI hardware, tech companies are pushing the definition of what does and doesn't constitute a recording. For most of gadget history, it'd be reasonable to assume that a device with a microphone or camera is either recording you or it isn't; it's either on or off, without much gray area. Microphones capture sound. Cameras capture images. That data is saved onto a device. Sometimes, it's also sent to the cloud - hopefully with end-to-end encryption - for processing. That data is a preserved in