Meta contractor fires 1,100 AI trainers after they revealed Ray-Ban glasses recorded private and intimate footage

Meta ended its contract with Sama after reports that workers reviewing Ray-Ban smart-glasses footage were exposed to private and intimate recordings.

Sama then laid off 1,108 employees, and some workers said they were punished for raising privacy concerns.

The case spotlights the risks of wearable AI devices collecting sensitive footage in public and private spaces.

It also renews scrutiny of low-paid contractors who label and moderate data used to train generative AI systems.