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I Let My Apple Watch Eavesdrop on My Conversations for 2 Weeks
I tested Apple's new AI note-taking features in WatchOS 27.3, and now I'm more concerned about my sanity than my privacy. We’ve long suspected that our devices are listening to us, but what about when we invite them to do it?
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The author spent two weeks testing Apple’s new AI note‑taking capabilities introduced in WatchOS 27.3, which continuously listen for spoken content on the Apple Watch. While the feature, called Audio Intelligence, initially felt unsettling—suggesting the device could record an entire day’s conversations—the hands‑on experience proved far less invasive than expected. The writer notes that despite the eerie premise, the actual output was surprisingly mundane, leaving them more worried about the mental impact of constant listening than about privacy breaches.
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