Meta, the erstwhile Facebook, is venturing into a new frontier with its AI-powered Ray-Bans. These glasses can covertly photograph and record their wearers—adding another layer of scrutiny to an already surveilled world.

Betye Saar, the celebrated assemblage artist, left us a wealth of wisdom in her final weeks before turning 100. Through a retrospective at Roberts Projects in Los Angeles, we see not just her profound artworks but also her lesser-known forays into costume design and dance, showing the breadth of her creativity.

Under the waves off Sicily, history whispers to us through broken amphorae from a Roman shipwreck. Yet, as we marvel at these ancient treasures, can we ignore the modern-day ethical quagmires raised by Meta’s new AI technology?

In this week's best artwork, Jeffrey Epstein is cast wearing goggles that symbolize our ongoing struggle with privacy and consent in an age of digital surveillance.

From the National Gallery's concern about racecar vibrations affecting art to a mock ad campaign targeting Meta, it seems every corner of society is grappling with the implications of advanced AI technology. As we look back at Betye Saar’s life and work, it serves as a reminder that in creating for today, we must also consider the echoes of our past.