September 26, 2026

Meta lets smart glasses owners opt out of AI training on their visual data

A new setting in the Meta AI app lets smart glasses owners stop Meta from using camera-fed 'visual data' to train its AI models, though opting out can disable some features.

• Meta has begun rolling out a setting in the Meta AI app that lets smart glasses owners opt out of providing 'visual data' from AI experiences for AI training.
• Visual data is collected only during certain AI features, like asking Meta AI about something you're looking at or using Live AI, not ordinary photos and videos captured with the record LED on.
• Opting out means that data isn't stored after processing, but it can disable features like visual reminders that rely on Meta remembering what the glasses saw.
• Meta's help center confirms visual data may be reviewed by humans as part of training and improving its AI models.
• The change lands days after Meta Connect, where the company's smart glasses lineup, including new camera-free audio-only glasses, dominated the show floor.

Why it matters: Meta's smart glasses put a camera and microphone on your face by design, and the company has faced 'pervert glasses' surveillance criticism before. A visible, working opt-out for AI training data is a real test of whether Meta will give wearers meaningful control as it pushes deeper into agentic AI features.