{"id":145939,"date":"2026-07-09T16:52:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T16:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/145939\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T16:52:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T16:52:09","slug":"meta-patents-creepy-ai-device-that-tracks-wearers-sighs-and-laughter-medication-intake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/145939\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta patents ‘creepy’ AI device that tracks wearer’s sighs and laughter, medication intake"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mark Zuckerberg\u2019s Meta<\/a> has filed a patent for a \u201ccreepy\u201d AI-powered wearable device that would be capable of tracking the user\u2019s emotional state \u2013 right down to their sighs and laughter and what time of day they take medication.<\/p>\n

The patent filing, which was published on July 2, describes an \u201capparatus\u201d for \u201cemotional state analysis and real-time fitness coaching.\u201d Meta wrote in part that the device would use insights such as whether the user is happy or sad to generate a workout routine.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe AI assistant may listen to a user(s) at predefined times to hear various types of communication, such as sighs, laughter, and\/or the tone(s) of a voice(s),\u201d the filing says. \u201cThe AI assistant may use these inputs to quantify the user\u2019s emotional state or generate other insights about the user.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meta\u2019s patent filing was published on July 2. US PATENT OFFICE<\/p>\n

Meta\u2019s filing adds that AI software tied to the wearable device could use the data it tracks to \u201cprovide a summary of emotional trends based on various inputs (e.g., a happier emotional state associated with a particular time of day or at a time when medication is taken, etc.).\u201d<\/p>\n

In one scenario described by the patent filing, Meta\u2019s wearable would recognize when a \u201cuser laughs with friend at dinner at 5:15 pm,\u201d and the audio of that moment would be \u201crecognized and logged by AI.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meta asserts that an AI-powered fitness device would be more effective that a human personal trainer in crafting routines for users. It could be capable of providing real-time feedback on form during particular exercises and dictating workouts when the wearer is most emotionally \u201cready\u201d for them.<\/p>\n

\u201cLike other companies,\u00a0patents at Meta are often filed to disclose concepts that may or may not be implemented, and a granted patent does not guarantee that Meta has pursued or will pursue the technology described,\u201d a Meta spokesperson said in a statement.<\/p>\n

The patent was first reported by Patentlyze<\/a> and 404 Media.<\/a><\/p>\n

Meta said it may or may not pursue actually building the device. US PATENT OFFICE<\/p>\n

The filing drew immediate pushback from online safety advocates, including Fairplay executive director Josh Golin, whose organization has repeatedly blasted Meta for pursuing invasive technologies.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis creepy patent appears to be part of Meta\u2019s grand plans to monitor every aspect of our lives in order to\u00a0profit off of\u00a0ads targeted to users\u2019 emotional vulnerabilities,\u201d Fairplay executive director Josh Golin said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Critics have long accused Mark Zuckerberg of prioritizing profits over user privacy. REUTERS<\/p>\n

\u201cFor impressionable young people, this is particularly worrisome and speaks to why privacy legislation that limits data collection and bans targeted ads to minors is so desperately needed,\u201d Golin added.<\/p>\n

Critics have long accused Zuckerberg of prioritizing profits over user privacy and safety. Those concerns have been amplified in recent months as Meta leans further into its \u201csmart\u201d glasses.<\/p>\n

Meta has pushed heavily into \u201csmart\u201d devices. REUTERS<\/p>\n

The company came under fire last month when Wired reported that it had quietly embedded facial recognition software<\/a> in its glasses with the capacity to identify specific people who cross paths with the wearer. Meta claimed the software hadn\u2019t shipped to consumers and blasted the news outlet for what it called \u201cadvocacy-driven click bait.\u201d<\/p>\n

The smart glasses previously drew flak for enabling creeps to record themselves making unwanted passes at unsuspecting women<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mark Zuckerberg\u2019s Meta has filed a patent for a \u201ccreepy\u201d AI-powered wearable device that would be capable of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":145940,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[154],"tags":[474,29787,2935,2967,618,994,2361,2110],"class_list":["post-145939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mark-zuckerberg","tag-business","tag-digital-privacy","tag-facebook","tag-instagram","tag-mark-zuckerberg","tag-meta","tag-privacy","tag-tech"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@people\/116891061179719154","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145939","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=145939"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145939\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/145940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=145939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=145939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=145939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}