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TLDR: Techbros in SF are wearing AI pins that record everything everyone says around them.

“My general sense is that we should assume we are being recorded at all times,” said Clara Brenner, a partner at venture capital firm Urban Innovation Fund. “Of course, this is a horrible way to live your life.”

Damn right it is. Every day one step closer to dystopia. Fuck this shit.

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[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 27 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Glad these things would be technically illegal in my state due to two-party-consent laws for recording.

[–] zeca@lemmy.ml 28 points 1 month ago

This is still a bit of a nightmare. This being illegal will prevent people from showing the recordings publicly, but if they record for private use, no one would prevent them, or even know...

[–] trailee@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 month ago

The article addresses that since California is two-party as well. The laws won’t stop it.