Mark Zuckerberg is doubling down on something that feels straight out of a sci-fi flick—but he’s deadly serious. According to Meta’s CEO, AI-powered glasses won’t just be cool accessories in the future—they’ll be essential. As in, if you’re not rocking smart specs, you might actually be at a cognitive disadvantage.
Zuck shared this spicy take during Meta’s Q2 earnings call, echoing a blog post he dropped earlier where he mused about AI superintelligence (yes, really). In his words: “Glasses are basically going to be the ideal form factor for AI.” Why? Because they’ll see what you see, hear what you hear, and essentially function like an always-there assistant whispering useful stuff in your ear.
Think less ‘fashion statement,’ more ‘walking upgrade.’ Especially when you throw in a display—like what Meta’s been cooking up with its next-gen Orion AR glasses. Whether it’s immersive holograms or subtle AI prompts, Zuck sees smart glasses becoming the primary interface between humans and machines.
Meta’s already dipped its toes in this space with the Ray-Ban Meta and the newer Oakley line—glasses that can stream music, snap pics, and answer your questions in real time. And they’re actually selling like hotcakes: sales tripled year-over-year, according to EssilorLuxottica.
But of course, not everything is rose-colored (pun intended). Meta’s Reality Labs—the unit behind this futuristic eyewear—has been bleeding money, posting a $4.5 billion loss last quarter alone. Still, Zuckerberg is betting big that these losses are laying the groundwork for the next computing revolution.
While companies like OpenAI are exploring other AI wearables (remember Humane’s AI Pin… oof), glasses just make sense. They’re already socially acceptable, people wear them daily, and now—according to Zuck—they could be your mind’s new BFF.
As he put it: “Glasses are going to be the ideal way to blend the physical and digital worlds together.” And maybe, just maybe, the key to finally making the metaverse… not weird.
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