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How to stop Meta training its AI models on your smart glasses' visual data - Engadget

AnnouncementProductSep 25, 2026

Meta has begun rolling out a setting in the Meta AI app that lets smart glasses users opt out of the company using their "visual data" for AI training. Opting out means such data isn't stored after processing, but may disable features like "visual reminders." Meta also published a help center article confirming that stored visual data may be reviewed manually by humans for model training.

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