Meta’s push into wearable artificial intelligence hit a snag when two live demonstrations of its $799 Ray-Ban Display smart glasses malfunctioned during the company’s Connect 2025 keynote in Menlo Park. A cooking walkthrough using the new LiveAI assistant skipped steps and failed to respond properly, while a WhatsApp video call initiated by CTO Andrew Bosworth didn’t register on the device. Attendees and commentators blamed congested Wi‑Fi, underscoring why some rivals prefer tightly produced, pre-recorded keynotes. CEO Mark Zuckerberg maintained that the glasses mark a step toward “agentic AI” assistants that proactively handle tasks, positioning the product as part of Meta’s long-term bet on ambient, AI-powered computing despite the rocky debut.
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