Source: CNBC
Summary
Meta is set to launch its AI-powered smart glasses later this year, according to Mark Zuckerberg. The glasses will reportedly feature cameras, microphones and speakers, and will connect to a smartphone and the cloud to process AI queries. The company is working with Luxottica, the parent company of Ray-Ban, to design the glasses. The smart glasses will likely be a consumer-focused product, rather than an enterprise-focused one.
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The launch follows a familiar script.
Meta’s AI-powered smart glasses are just the latest entry in the smart glasses market, promising to bring AI to your face. Because what’s more revolutionary than a device that can take pictures, record audio, and connect to the internet? The glasses will likely be just as subtle as Google Glass, said no one ever. Meta is basically just rebranding the same old smart glasses idea with a new coat of AI paint. Because “AI-powered” is just a synonym for “we added a few more cameras and called it a day”.
Author: Evan Null
