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After a short delay, dead He says It has begun rolling out some AI features to users of Ray-Ban Meta AR glasses in France, Italy, and Spain.
Starting today, people in those countries can summon Meta’s AI assistant, Meta AI, using their voice to get answers to general questions (for example, “What are some good gift ideas for my 6- to 8-year-old kids?”). Meta says Meta AI now supports French, Italian, and Spanish in addition to English as part of the update.
“Since our launch in September 2023, we have worked hard to ensure Ray-Ban Meta eyewear complies with Europe’s complex regulatory system,” the company wrote in a blog post. “We are excited to start bringing Meta AI and its innovative features to parts of the EU and look forward to expanding to more European countries soon.”
Upgrade wont Multimedia features available in Ray-Ban Meta eyewear in the US, Canada and Australia include the ability to get answers to questions about what is displayed by the eyewear’s camera (eg “Tell me more about this landmark”). Meta says it’s working to bring multimedia to more countries “in the future.”
Meta has previously expressed concerns about its ability to comply with the Artificial Intelligence Act, the EU law that sets out a legal and regulatory framework for artificial intelligence — and described the implementation of the law as “extremely unpredictable.” Among the issues the company is also raising are provisions in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), EU privacy law, relating to artificial intelligence training. Meta trains its AI models, including the models that power Ray-Ban Meta eyewear features, on public data from Instagram and Facebook users who have not opted out, data that in Europe is subject to GDPR safeguards.
EU regulators earlier this year asked Meta to halt European user data training while they assessed the company’s compliance with the GDPR. Meta acquiesced, while at the same time supporting Open letter Calling for a “modern interpretation” of the GDPR does not “reject progress”.
In early fall, Meta said it would resume user data training in the UK after “(incorporating) regulatory feedback” into a revised opt-out process. But the company is yet to share an update on training across the bloc.
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