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> I'm envisioning a wristband with no screen that is used as a device that passively listens to your conversations

Yikes...

> but doesn't store your recordings

Still, yikes!

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This line made me think about a future where people have and use these kinds of things. It would mean that I could no longer really engage in conversations with people without vetting them first to know if they're doing this sort of thing.

I'm not sure how to navigate such a world.

i genuinely believe its the world we're heading into. privacy is practically dead, and i think if the device has enough utility, people won't give a shit about it listening to you (look at TikTok). plus, with proper marketing, you can show that the recordings aren't being stored.

About recordings being stored -- there is literally no way of knowing if that's happening or not. But in my view, it's not a relevant point anyway. The important data about the recordings is being stored (otherwise why make the recordings?).

I object to the notion that it's OK for companies to spy on my without my consent, and that objection is exactly the same if it's an individual doing the spying rather than a company.

Your prediction may end up coming true. If so, I need to figure out how to exist in a world where I can no longer communicate with people candidly in any setting.

We really are building a dystopia here.

I get you, and you're right, the important part of the recording would be stored (the context). however, I see it being like a summarizer and at least it won't be recorded and fed to you verbatim.

I can't lie, it does sound dystopian, but I am excited for wearable AI. I used to be a smartglasses hater but I see the value of it once we can get it down to normal glasses size + GOOD AI capabilities.

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