China Issues First AI Smart Glasses Code of Conduct Amid Privacy Outcry

In response to growing concerns about privacy, China has unveiled its inaugural voluntary guidelines for AI-equipped smart glasses. Introduced by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology on Thursday, these regulations emphasize minimizing data collection and mandate user notification when recording devices are engaged. They also stipulate that clear consent is necessary prior to any audio or video recording. This initiative follows controversies related to Rokid, a company based in Hangzhou, where users shared videos of unsuspecting individuals in various public spaces. Although Rokid has deleted certain videos and frozen some accounts, they have not commented recently.