{"id":304,"date":"2026-07-26T14:26:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T14:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jasperroe.com\/?page_id=304"},"modified":"2026-07-27T06:06:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T06:06:08","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jasperroe.com\/?page_id=304","title":{"rendered":"Invisible Machines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Critical reflections on wearable AI &mdash; a complete archive of field notes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Between May and July 2026 I wore AI glasses as part of everyday life and wrote up what happened: what the technology actually did, how other people responded to it, and what it suggests about privacy, surveillance, consent, and the future of learning. The project has now concluded, and the field notes have been synthesised into a longer paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The posts below are kept here in full, in reverse order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-300 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jasperroe.com\/?p=300\" target=\"_self\" >#017 Some downtime!<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-26T14:17:13+00:00\">July 26, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I have stepped back from the blog recently, mainly to work on synthesising my field notes into a full paper, reflect on the experience, and summarise my findings. A first draft of that full paper is available on the preprint server Zenodo, here. What I&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/jasperroe.com\/?p=300\">Read post \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-279 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jasperroe.com\/?p=279\" target=\"_self\" >#016 &#8211; Blinking lights aren&#8217;t consent.<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-09T08:28:44+00:00\">July 9, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Yesterday Meta announced that they would be turning off the camera function if any attempt is made to interfere with the LED light. This includes lens covers, which I have posted about before and even procured a pair on Amazon to try. Meta states that&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/jasperroe.com\/?p=279\">Read post \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-227 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jasperroe.com\/?p=227\" target=\"_self\" >#015 Hands-Free Photos and Black Mirrors<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-07T10:34:26+00:00\">July 7, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I have now noticed when doomscrolling on Instagram that there is sometimes a little label on the clips saying &#8216;Shot with Ray-Ban Meta&#8217;. I have also found, on the Meta AI app, something called &#8216;Vibes&#8217;, which is basically Instagram videos but they are entirely AI-generated&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/jasperroe.com\/?p=227\">Read post \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-245 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jasperroe.com\/?p=245\" target=\"_self\" >#014 Monsters and Faceless Men.<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-29T09:04:40+00:00\">June 29, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">A recent post on BlueSky went viral, describing AI as a &#8216;monster in the forest&#8217;. I love this metaphorical story and the way it&#8217;s written. The old-timey writing, the mythological, fantasy-genre setting, and the accuracy of the story. AI tells you what you want to&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/jasperroe.com\/?p=245\">Read post \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-257 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jasperroe.com\/?p=257\" target=\"_self\" >#013 &#8211; Meta Release New, Cheaper AI Glasses. Surveillance becomes mass market?<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-24T08:30:43+00:00\">June 24, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I&#8217;m postponing my regular field-notes update until later in the week, so that I can quickly comment on this news. 19 hours ago, Meta published &#8220;We\u2019re Partnering With EssilorLuxottica to Launch Meta Glasses&#8220; This is a huge moment. I want to set that against another&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/jasperroe.com\/?p=257\">Read post \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-174 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jasperroe.com\/?p=174\" target=\"_self\" >#012 What would Foucault think?<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-19T10:56:46+00:00\">June 19, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">It&#8217;s time to write a bit more about privacy and surveillance. This is without a doubt the topic that people have found the most interesting and concerning &#8211; in my daily conversations, in my online discussions on LinkedIn with other academics, and also, in the&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/jasperroe.com\/?p=174\">Read post \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-251 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jasperroe.com\/?p=251\" target=\"_self\" >#011 &#8211; How am I using AI in this blog?<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-19T10:34:54+00:00\">June 19, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Even though this blog is my own writing, it&#8217;s not published, and I&#8217;m not beholden to any publisher rules, I don&#8217;t really enjoy having AI write for me. I find the writing, no matter how advanced the models get, to be too plain, too perfect,&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/jasperroe.com\/?p=251\">Read post \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-170 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jasperroe.com\/?p=170\" target=\"_self\" >#010 &#8211; Never really anywhere.<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-17T13:17:19+00:00\">June 17, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">My AI assistant is not what I hoped for, but is what I expected. Perhaps it was never expected that these glasses be worn in the way I am wearing them &#8211; all day, every day. Or maybe notifications are not supposed to be on&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/jasperroe.com\/?p=170\">Read post \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-210 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jasperroe.com\/?p=210\" target=\"_self\" >#09 &#8211; Return of the Glasshole?<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-16T10:45:44+00:00\">June 16, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Twelve years ago, there was a piece published in the Guardian titled \u201cGoogle Glass Advice: How to avoid being a glasshole.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 Q: What was a glasshole?A: It was\/is the derogatory name for the early wearers of Google\u2019s first wearable tech \u2013 Google Glass.&nbsp; Q: What&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/jasperroe.com\/?p=210\">Read post \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-187 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jasperroe.com\/?p=187\" target=\"_self\" >#08 &#8211; My AI glasses faked an Amazon order, and I believed them.<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-11T10:51:08+00:00\">June 11, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Today has been a frustrating day, and I\u2019ve almost broken my rules. (If you&#8217;re new to the blog, they are in the first post, here). 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