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Glasses that can record you shouldn't go unregulated. Ireland's AI Committee agrees. (www.thejournal.ie)
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Ireland's Oireachtas AI Committee has called for smart glasses that can record people to be regulated over privacy concerns. The bigger question: should they be banned outright?

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[–] 10 points 1 day ago* (8 children)

I mean, no? Yes everyone hates on techbro things, but the possible benefit to the visually impaired cannot be understated. There shouldnt be a ban on ANY accessibility technology when it can help enrich the lives of those living with disabilities.

Now, should it be heavily regulated? Absolutely. People like to make jokes about European countries and their licenses for everything, but this should be a licensed disability aid, not an off the shelf dudebro accessory.

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  • [–] 3 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

    I think we have some precedent for allowing exceptions for accessibility devices. Seeing eye dogs are allowed in places that other dogs are not, for example.

    But regulation could still hurt the sight impaired by putting a chill on innovation in this space. No one’s going to invest big in these technologies just to serve the sight impaired, I’m sorry to say.

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  • [–] 1 point 18 hours ago (1 child)

    Thats why im not particularly mad about the dudebros throwing money at this stuff. Yeah, its douchey, but the money spent on this technology now will vastly help the visually impaired down the road. Just having glasses you can point at text to read it out loud is world changing.

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  • [–] 2 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

    This works better in Europe because making it a regulated medical device in the USA means "poor can use stick".

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  • [–] 2 points 19 hours ago (1 child)

    In California it is unlawful for anyone to carry a predominantly white cane unless they are at least partially blind. I dont see it as much of a stretch to extend that law to glasses like these.

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