… Its board includes a former CIA deputy director for science and technology, a former head of the FBI's science and technology branch, and a former Pentagon official who stood up a multibillion-dollar special-capabilities office. “There's a long history of military technologies becoming consumer pro… …
… After triggering NameTag with Foucault’s image, the app produced a notification: “Person recognized.” “The main components of a face-recognition feature are already in Meta's companion app,” Buchodi says. “Not many pieces stand between this and a working feature.” In April, more than 70 advocacy gr… …
… As is always the case with unencrypted data, it will inevitably end up in the wrong hands.” Marlinspike wrote that he will “work to integrate Confer’s privacy technology so that it underpins Meta AI.” He also emphasized that Confer, which debuted at the beginning of this year, will continue to oper… …
… After WIRED’s report, Stone dismissed the findings, writing that the company couldn’t answer questions about how the system would work because “the feature does not exist.” Andrew Bosworth, Meta’s chief technology officer, called the reporting “incredibly misleading” and “absolutely dishonest.” Got… …
… Speaking of, Bosworth says Meta has heard feedback that some folks don't care for the camera capabilities on its smart glasses and would prefer audio-only glasses. “There's a market demand for that product for sure.” Bosworth then said, “one thing at a time.” Earlier this month, WIRED discovered co… …
… A Primer on Metasurfaces Metalenz’s optical metasurfaces technology is a flat-lens system that uses a fraction of the space of traditional multi-lens elements in most smartphones. …
… He notes that a number of countries spy on their own populations through face recognition systems that use a technology he helped pioneer called convolutional nets, a type of neural network inspired by how human brains process visual inputs. “I was at the origin of those things, but it is not for m… …
… Meta didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment for this story. The company has undergone three previous large rounds of layoffs since 2022, including as part of Meta’s one-time “year of efficiency” drive in 2023. …
… Meta did not respond to a request for comment on the Zuckerbot. …
… An internal Covalen document described the project as “comprehensive AI safety benchmarking” and said it delivered “critical datasets for model comparison and compliance.” In a statement, Meta defended the work as routine safety testing. “Testing and benchmarking chatbot responses to help ensure sa… …