Meta

Establishing trust, transparency and control in an AI-native world

Meta is building the next generation of AI wearables. To build products people trust, they need to understand how different markets feel about data privacy. We designed and ran design jams with industry experts to find out.

Industry

Tech

Stage

Enterprise

Deliverables

UX Research, AI Product Design

Meta AI glasses

The vision

Surface honest expert opinion on AI privacy through design jams, before it shapes product decisions

Meta AI glasses and wristband

AI wearables operate in spaces where privacy expectations have never been tested

Bringing together lawyers, policymakers, industry leaders, and academics in the same room captures the full spectrum of opinion on AI privacy. We gather opinions and encourage debate from those who write the rules, build the products, and study the consequences.

AI glasses view at an airport gate: boarding reminder overlay

Our design jams start with simple scenarios that lower inhibitions and open up honest conversations about AI privacy

Each session opens with simple, relatable scenarios designed to get experts thinking about AI privacy in concrete terms before complexity builds. The goal is to surface instinctive reactions before participants default to their professional positions.

Scenario: Maya’s AI assistant builds personal context while she plans a trip to Japan

Layered scenarios facilitate discussion and debate where experts draw the line on comfort, risk, and consent

The scenarios start from situations where the value of AI seems undeniable. As overlapping constraints and edge cases are introduced and the scenario grows more complex, the conversation moves past "should AI exist here" to "how should AI behave here."

Scenario: AI assistant updates personal memory from Maya’s meal and health data

Personas, conversations, and scenarios are adapted to reflect market-specific insights on AI privacy in India

The global workshop structure is designed to be clear enough to run anywhere and flexible enough to adapt to any market. This allows us to ground scenarios in everyday Indian life so that expert responses reflect genuine local sentiment rather than reactions to scenarios that feel foreign or abstract.

Scenario: AI translates between Aarav and his grandmother while they cook

Users want AI to augment their lives, but only if they stay in control of it

AI that reduces effort and supports accessibility receives an enthusiastic response, on the condition that it acts on explicit user input rather than passive inference or automatic data capture. Trust is built when safeguards prevent AI from overreaching. Adoption follows when users feel in control.

The framework we built is now shaping how responsible AI privacy standards are defined across markets and cultures.

Experts at a Parallel design jam in Meta’s office
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