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AI Glasses: Zuckerberg Predicts Future Eyewear
29 Jan
Summary
- Meta CEO sees AI glasses becoming as common as smartphones.
- Meta's AI smart glasses sales tripled in the past year.
- Tech giants like Apple and Google are also developing smart glasses.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg expressed ambitious goals for the company's AI smart glasses business during a recent earnings call. He envisions a future where AI capabilities are integrated into most eyewear, drawing a parallel to the widespread adoption of smartphones replacing flip phones.
Zuckerberg highlighted Meta's AI smart glasses sales have tripled over the past year, calling them "some of the fastest growing consumer electronics in history." This push into AI wearables follows Meta's strategic shift away from metaverse investments towards developing proprietary AI models and hardware.
Several major tech companies are also investing in smart glasses. Google is expected to release its own line this year, and Apple is reportedly planning a launch within the next one to two years. Snap has also spun out its AR glasses, Specs, into a separate subsidiary.
Even companies like OpenAI, known for software, are exploring AI wearables, potentially through devices like pins or earbuds. Meta currently has multiple smart glasses models available, with specialized versions like Oakley's for exercise showing promising use cases.
