Meta in row after workers who say they saw smart glasses users having sex lose jobs
Summary
Meta ended its contract with a company called Sama shortly after workers in Kenya said they had to watch private and graphic videos recorded by Meta's smart glasses. Meta said Sama did not meet its standards, but Sama and a Kenyan workers' group say the contract ended because employees spoke out about what they saw.Key Facts
- Meta canceled a contract with Sama, a company helping train AI for Meta's smart glasses.
- Workers in Kenya said they witnessed users of the glasses recording private acts, including going to the toilet and having sex.
- Meta said Sama failed to meet its quality and security standards, causing the contract end.
- Sama denied any failure and defended its work and standards.
- Investigations were launched by UK and Kenyan data protection authorities about privacy concerns with the glasses.
- The glasses have cameras that record what the user sees, with a light to show when recording is active.
- Meta uses people to review content recorded by the glasses to train AI, with user consent.
- Some misuse of the glasses involved non-consensual recordings, raising ethical and privacy issues.
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