Meta Is Adding AI To Its Ray-Ban Smart Glasses 23
Starting next month, Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses will support multimodal AI features to perform translation, along with object, animal, and monument identification. The Verge reports: Users can activate the glasses' smart assistant by saying "Hey Meta," and then saying a prompt or asking a question. It will then respond through the speakers built into the frames. The NYT offers a glimpse at how well Meta's AI works when taking the glasses for a spin in a grocery store, while driving, at museums, and even at the zoo.
Although Meta's AI was able to correctly identify pets and artwork, it didn't get things right 100 percent of the time. The NYT found that the glasses struggled to identify zoo animals that were far away and behind cages. It also didn't properly identify an exotic fruit, called a cherimoya, after multiple tries. As for AI translations, the NYT found that the glasses support English, Spanish, Italian, French, and German.
Although Meta's AI was able to correctly identify pets and artwork, it didn't get things right 100 percent of the time. The NYT found that the glasses struggled to identify zoo animals that were far away and behind cages. It also didn't properly identify an exotic fruit, called a cherimoya, after multiple tries. As for AI translations, the NYT found that the glasses support English, Spanish, Italian, French, and German.
Yeah (Score:3, Informative)
Wear those out in public and an NPC will murder you for them
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I guess ... (Score:1)
Meta Is Adding AI To Its Ray-Ban Smart Glasses
Renaming them RAI-Ban would be paradoxical.
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object identification? (Score:3)
Not sure what having a mildly inaccurate object detector would do.
You're looking at a pen! Or a cup!! And a car did you know you are looking at a car?
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Much easier and cheaper to simply whip out Google Lens the one or two times a day you might need it.
The Full Dependency Future. (Score:2)
Much easier and cheaper to simply whip out Google Lens the one or two times a day you might need it.
With massive advancements in navigation tech, we find many becoming incredibly dependent on GPS in order to simply navigate through daily life. Those that don’t even bother to memorize street names anymore, because that’s a map apps responsibility now.
Now imagine what AI is going to do with general knowledge and learning. One or two times a day might describe the current generations used to learning the old fashioned way, but rest assured future generations will become incredibly dependent on
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Some people are giving over their basic cognitive functioning to Google.
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Much easier and cheaper to simply whip out Google Lens the one or two times a day you might need it.
With massive advancements in navigation tech, we find many becoming incredibly dependent on GPS in order to simply navigate through daily life. Those that don’t even bother to memorize street names anymore, because that’s a map apps responsibility now.
Now imagine what AI is going to do with general knowledge and learning. One or two times a day might describe the current generations used to learning the old fashioned way, but rest assured future generations will become incredibly dependent on it. They won’t even bother with learning much if the answer is provided by AI all day, every day.
Human-powered learning will ultimately be viewed as inferior when AI proves to be the recognized authority. Sounds crazy? Who would you trust to get directions to drive 100 miles in an unknown area today? A fallible human, or your favorite mapping app? I thought so.
Yeah, I can see this happening. There was a time I had about twenty-five or so phone numbers memorized and ready to dial up at any time because when you were out and about, you had to know the numbers you wanted to call, and you grabbed a payphone. Now? You just press the button to call Dalton, or Jenny, or Craig, and that's that. I force myself to dial important numbers every time just so that I always have them in mind. My wife, my mom, my dad, a couple friends I know I can count on if shit goes down. But
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You're looking at a pen! Right now, Amazon has a special pen deal for $3.99 delivery in 90 minutes, enable 1-nod purchase? No actually it's a cup! Buy a bespoke tinfoil cup on Etsy for $210.50 plus delivery. Hurry while stocks last and nod to order. So sorry, this is actually a car you're looking at, definitely a car promise! Buy the new Xiaomi EV with complementary AAA battery charging pod before your friends get one! Just nod once up and
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Made me chuckle, so thanks for that :)
Interesting marketing spin... (Score:2)
Isn't this more "adding a connection to the AI compute cluster" more accurate than "adding AI to the glasses"?
Professor Stephen Mann, Cyborg and "AI glasses" (Score:2)
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Wonder what the good prof would say about putting a permanently online, perpetually reporting spy tool on his nose.
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Surveillance embodies a kind of hypocrisy: “we’re going to watch you but you’re not allowed to watch us.”
It's already better than me (Score:2)
' It also didn't properly identify an exotic fruit, called a cherimoya, after multiple tries. '
I couldn't do that to save my life.
Well (Score:2)
It also didn't properly identify an exotic fruit, called a cherimoya, after multiple tries.
Oh, well forget it then. Dealbreaker!
Feeling a little slow and helpless? (Score:2)
Good news! You do not have to feel a little slow and helpless anymore. Just put on our smart glasses with AI and be a Wizard.
cherimoya (Score:1)
The Cherimoya fruit is usually heart-shaped or round and has a green, scaly, and bumpy skin. The flesh of the fruit is creamy and custard-like, hence the nickname "custard apple." It is pale white in color and contains numerous black seeds that are inedible. C
An expensive solution (Score:2)
in search of a problem.