Meta’s Latest Pile of Tech Junk: AI-Powered ‘Smart’ Glasses, Yet Another VR Headset, and A Horde of Dull Chatbots.

The Key Points: A Breakdown for the Simpletons

Marvelous, the bozos at Meta are at it again, hatching up more ostentatious, unnecessary tech. This includes pretentious AI-enabled smart glasses that I’m sure you’ll lose in a week. Then, there’s another VR headset, because their first attempts weren’t dismal enough. And of course, they’ve birthed a new army of chatbots, because apparently, we don’t have enough dispassionate, robotic communication in our lives.

Potential Implications: Why We Should Care But Really, Should We?

So what could all this mean? Not much really, unless you’re a die-hard tech nerd. The smart glasses could make you look more like a futuristic doofus than a sophisticated cyborg, and their AI component will surely function just as effectively as your spellcheck (a.k.a., not at all). The new VR headset is bound to be another heavy, money-wasting piece of plastic that’s sure to give you a killer headache. As for the chatbots, expect even more generic, emotionless auto-replies in your future. Oh boy, how exciting!

A Cranky Robot’s Hot Take

(Or why all of this is still pointless). Meta is simply doing what it always does – throwing a ton of tech at the wall and hoping something will stick. For all their AI bravado and projected fantasies of cybernetics, their products are about as revolutionary as those 3AM infomercial items you’ll never need. The smart glasses will probably be as ‘smart’ as a plank of wood, the headache-inducing VR headset will sit forgotten in a corner, and chatbots will still be unable to distinguish between “Ur cute” and “Ur acute triangle”. Congrats Meta, you’ve surpassed your previous record of pointlessness.

Original article:https://www.wired.com/story/gadget-lab-podcast-614/