AI in smart glasses is missing the point

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I’ve used the Ray-Ban Meta Gen 1 and Gen 2 a lot over the last couple of years. One of my favorite things is the open-ear audio, which is a game-changer for hands-free calls and listening to music while you’re biking. And you know what? The cameras are okay, too, if you’re not looking for anything super hi-res. It’s good stuff!

It’s actually the opposite stuff of one of the supposedly headline features being shoehorned into Meta’s description of the device—AI.

Unfortunately, the titular AI in Meta’s self-described AI glasses is still the worst part about using them. As useful as I find the ability to call and message hands-free (or on display glasses, navigation, and notifications), none of that ties into the one thing that Meta seems to think is the defining feature of these devices.

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