In my experience, most people don't seem to understand the concept of noise cancelling headphones and will still try to talk to people who clearly can't hear them. I can't imagine it'd be any different for these AI headphones in practical use. Probably worse because the person you're actually trying to talk to might think you can't hear them.
Maybe it's the opposite? ANC headphones are lacking a means of communicating to people that you're not hearing them. However, if your ANC headphones link you looking at someone with unmuting them, that communication barrier is crossed. This is particularly nice, as looking at someone is commonly a signal for "I'm listening to you".
