Meta Connect 2024 puts AI in your face Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the stage to introduce the latest version of AI-powered smart glasses

Meta's big announcement for the latest version of its smart glasses is deeper integration of AI and new AI-powered features that could be included in future glasses

Zuckerberg announced that the updated AI will allow for more natural, conversational prompts through the smart glasses The example he gave was to prompt, “Hey Meta, what kind of smoothie can you make with this?” while showing the ingredients From there, the user does not need to prompt, “Hey Meta,” but can simply continue the conversation

Smart glasses are getting the ability to act as a memory bank for you as you go about your daily life, like remembering where you parked, reading a QR code on a flyer, or calling a number

Zuckerberg claimed that the glasses' meta-AI is capable of multimodal video and can give “real-time advice” For example, when he showed someone getting ready for a Roaring Twenties-themed party, the AI helped him choose the right items for the outfit

Perhaps the most interesting feature Mark Zuckerberg demonstrated was live translation, in which the smart glasses translate into English at your ear He said that for those not wearing smart glasses, a companion mobile app could be used to translate Zuckerberg tested it by speaking English and Spanish with Mexican MMA fighter Brandon Moreno

For those with low vision or blindness, Zuckerberg announced a forthcoming partnership with Be My Eyes Through the smart glasses, users will be able to show volunteers what they are seeing and hear their reactions through the glasses

In addition, some smaller new features include voice control of Spotify and Amazon Music, and new iHeart Radio and Audible integration

Back to my love of the see-through N64, Zuckerberg announced a limited edition transparent version of the Ray-Ban Meta glasses, which allow you to see the technology inside the glasses Not many people seem to be interested in these glasses

Meta also announced a partnership with EssilorLuxottica to make a variety of lenses, from degree to optical to transition