China keeps an eye on AI smart glasses as privacy concerns come into focus

China has issued the first industry code of conduct for smart glasses powered by Artificial Intelligence, following public outrage over videos taken by users covertly filming strangers with the increasingly popular devices.The voluntary code calls on smart eyewear manufacturers to adopt a “minimum data collection” approach, provide clear indicators when cameras or microphones are active, and obtain explicit user consent before recording.The guidelines were released on Thursday by the China-academy-of-information-and-communications-technology" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="153185" data-entity-type="organization">China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), a research institute under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.