The Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 introduced Siri Recaps, a new Audio Intelligence feature that turns the watch into an always-listening device to summarize daily conversations. While Apple states it does not record or store audio—processing events live via on-device AI and Private Cloud Compute—concerns persist about surveillance and user discomfort. Similar to Meta’s controversial smart glasses, dubbed 'pervert glasses' for covert recording, Siri Recaps and Live Rewind (which captures the last 15 seconds of audio) raise privacy questions despite accessibility benefits for the hard of hearing.

Apple emphasizes on-device processing and no data retention, but critics argue the feature risks normalizing surveillance capitalism in wearables, potentially leading to public backlash akin to that faced by Meta Glasses users.