Devices like Meta’s Ray-Bans raise concerns about people being recorded without their consent
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But Apple’s now-leaked camera-equipped AirPods may not be as creepy as they first sound.
Key facts
- Though it’s the right thing to do from a transparency and privacy perspective, that LED risks visually lumping AirPods in with other AI wearables already facing public skepticism, like the Meta
- The rumored cameras were reportedly confirmed via video footage found in Apple’s macOS 26.7 RC (short for “release candidate,” or the final test version of the software before it ships publicly)
- But Apple’s now-leaked camera-equipped AirPods may not be as creepy as they first sound
- The audio track accompanying the video says: “With Visual Intelligence, your world becomes savable
Summary
Camera-equipped AI wearables today have developed a bit of a reputation problem. The rumored cameras were reportedly confirmed via video footage found in Apple’s macOS 26.7 RC (short for “release candidate,” or the final test version of the software before it ships publicly). The audio track accompanying the video says: “With Visual Intelligence, your world becomes savable. The addition of cameras to the popular wireless earbuds is further confirmed through code that references a “Hair Detected” error, which would warn users when their hair is covering the AirPods’ camera.