Key Facts

• Meta’s smartglasses have been used by some men to film and harass women in public without their knowledge.
• The company Meta has made some privacy changes but has not fully addressed the harassment issue.
• A 2023 report found that 98% of deepfake videos online are pornographic, and 99% of those videos show women.
• Police in Cologne, Germany, are investigating a case where a robot was used to grope a 16-year-old girl live online.
• The robot involved was dressed in human-like clothes and controlled remotely by two teenage boys.
• Humanoid robots are expected to become more common and affordable by 2035, with predictions that billions could be in use by 2060.
• There are concerns that robots may receive more legal protection than humans in future incidents.
• In Philadelphia, police arrested a woman for blocking a delivery robot, showing increasing protection for robots in public spaces.