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Universal access to AI-powered smart contact lenses should be treated as a public good because the technology has the potential to dramatically improve education, communication, healthcare, and accessibility for billions of people. Much like public libraries, internet access, and vaccines, intelligent visual augmentation could reduce inequality by giving everyone access to real-time translation, navigation assistance, medical alerts, and instant information regardless of income level. Providing these lenses free of charge would prevent a future in which only wealthy individuals benefit from enhanced perception and cognitive assistance, creating a dangerous “augmented class divide.” With proper privacy protections and democratic oversight, free AI contact lenses could expand human capability, improve safety and productivity, and ensure that transformative technology benefits society as a whole rather than a privileged minority. $iAi
