CUPERTINO — A new report detailing Apple’s internal roadmap for AI-powered wearables has set off a frenzy among tech watchers — and a wave of unease among privacy advocates. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is accelerating development of three AI-centric devices designed to push Siri beyond voice commands and into real-world “visual” assistance: smart glasses with cameras, an AI pendant/pin, and AirPods equipped with visual sensors.

The most provocative piece is the glasses. They’re described as a sleek, display-free wearable — closer to an always-on assistant than augmented reality — using cameras, microphones, and speakers to recognize what a user is looking at and respond with context. The Verge, summarizing the report, says Apple’s glasses could handle tasks like identifying objects and landmarks, capturing photos, and enabling calls — with a production timeline that points to a later-decade launch window rather than an imminent release.

But the leak doesn’t stop at glasses. A separate wearable — an AirTag-sized pendant meant to be pinned to clothing or worn as a necklace — is reportedly being explored as an “always available” AI companion that relies heavily on the iPhone for processing. And then there are the AirPods: multiple reports say Apple is working on models with tiny cameras or infrared sensors to help interpret surroundings for AI features, potentially tied to spatial awareness and “visual intelligence” capabilities.

Apple has not confirmed the plans, but the concept is already detonating online for a simple reason: cameras change the relationship between convenience and surveillance. An AI that can “see” the world could redefine accessibility and navigation — or normalize a future where the line between personal assistant and constant observation becomes impossible to prove, and even harder to trust.