Norway is looking to foster a discussion around the use of AI-enabled glasses in public spaces, as privacy concerns prompted the country’s government to propose a temporary ban in certain areas. The measure is a high priority for the Norwegian government, although there is no specific timeline to implement it, the country’s minister of digitalization and public governance, Torgeir Micaelsen, said in an interview on WSJ’s What’s News podcast. The move aims to encourage a public debate on longer-term regulation, he said. “This is not a total ban on the use of AI glasses. It is a temporary ban in…

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