Two former Harvard students have introduced Halo, smart glasses with integrated artificial intelligence that are always on and ready to assist the user. These glasses continuously listen, record, and transcribe conversations, then immediately provide relevant information to their owner.
One of the founders, Caine Ardayfio, describes them as a tool that allows users to “cheat” in real-life situations—from interviews to exams—similar to a concept previously presented by Cluely. Halo uses a microphone and display (but no camera) and relies on Google’s Gemini for reasoning and Perplexity for online information search.
The glasses operate on an open-source AI system that enables a voice assistant, secure storage of personal data, and the creation of custom voice-powered applications. The founders claim Halo is the next step in augmenting human intelligence, while critics warn it could raise serious consent and privacy issues.
Halo comes with a battery life of 14 hours, on-device data processing support, and a price of $299. By omitting a camera, the creators have bypassed many privacy concerns, allowing the glasses to be used in sensitive or public spaces where other smart glasses might be prohibited.
This device has sparked mixed reactions but clearly represents another step toward blurring the line between human memory and machine assistance.
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