What to do about Meta’s AI-powered smart “pervert” glasses? Setting the bar for the rest of us, Australia’s government is considering a “world-leading” ban on the wearable — but certainly not fashionable — pieces of head-mounted spyware that would bar them from being worn in federal workplaces.
“Smart glasses can raise legitimate privacy and security concerns, particularly because of their ability to record and capture information, and we need clear and consistent guidance for public servants,” Katy Gallagher, Australia’s public service minister, said in a statement Thursday, as quoted by Reuters.
Gallagher said she was seeking guidance from the public service commission on prohibiting the devices in government buildings.
The government will also convene a roundtable of major employers like Microsoft and Commonwealth bank to set guidelines for AI in the workplace, Reuters reported.
