A CNN journalist tested three AI wearable devices—Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses, the Amazon Bee Pioneer wristband, and Plaud’s Notepin S—over several months in work and personal settings. Meta is selling millions of its EssilorLuxottica AI glasses with embedded cameras and microphones; Samsung will launch its own smart glasses later this year. The devices were helpful in certain situations, such as identifying the Jerónimos Monastery in Lisbon in April via Meta’s glasses or recording conversations at networking events with the Amazon Bee Pioneer. However, using them socially felt awkward, and the journalist often kept them buried in a backpack or desk drawer. Experts warn that such devices put privacy at risk because they are harder to spot than phones. Irina Raicu, director of the internet ethics program at Santa Clara University’s Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, said, “So the whole notion of consent is kind of disintegrating.”