Cybersecurity researcher claims Samsung TVs use AI to record audio and screenshots for ad delivery.

Cybersecurity researcher log4j discovered that the Tizen system in the 2025 Samsung TV can record user telemetry information, audio, and screenshots to improve ad delivery. The system runs an AI model in the background to analyze user behavior, and even without a microphone, it records through connected speakers or Bluetooth devices. Hugging Face engineer ngxson also confirmed that the TV briefly turns on the microphone.