Subvolts take Meta sees AI smart glasses as the next computing platform, aiming for seamless daily assistance. Jun 10, 2026 - Business
- Learn about Meta's strategy for AI hardware and its potential to disrupt personal computing.
- Everyday users
- Understand how AI assistants in smart glasses could change daily tasks and interactions with technology.
This episode features a key leader from Meta discussing their strategy for AI hardware, a significant area of competition.
What Should An AI Device Look Like? — With Alex Himel
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Alex Himel, Meta's VP of Wearables, joins the Big Technology Podcast to discuss AI-powered glasses as the next computing platform. He explores how these devices could assist with daily tasks, meetings, and photos without interrupting the user. The conversation also touches on competition from major tech players, privacy concerns, and on-device AI.
Meta's VP talks about smart glasses that use AI to help you with everyday things like remembering tasks or taking photos. The idea is to make AI assistants feel natural and always available, without you needing to look at your phone.
This episode offers insight into Meta's vision for AI wearables, specifically smart glasses, as a future computing platform. It's for anyone interested in the consumer applications of AI and the hardware evolution beyond smartphones. The discussion connects to current efforts by OpenAI, Google, and others to integrate AI into daily life, highlighting the competitive landscape and technological challenges like privacy and on-device processing.
- HostAlex Kantrowitz
- GuestAlex HimelVP of Wearables, Meta
- Guest: Alex Himel, Meta's VP of Wearables
- Show: Big Technology Podcast
- Length: 61 minutes
- Meta's Goal: Glasses could become the next major computing platform.
- Product Mentioned: Ray-Ban glasses
Alex Himel is Meta’s VP of Wearables. Himel joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss the future of AI wearables and why Meta believes glasses could become the next major computing platform. Tune in to hear how AI assistants might help with daily tasks, meetings, reminders, fitness, photos, and real-world context without pulling people out of the moment. We also cover the competition from OpenAI, Google, Apple, and Amazon; the privacy questions around facial recognition; on-device AI; and the story of how Mark Zuckerberg pushed Meta to turn Ray-Ban glasses into an AI product. Hit play for a sharp look at whether smart glasses are finally ready to break through, and what they could mean for the future of personal AI.
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- What is Meta's vision for AI wearables?
- Meta believes smart glasses could become the next major computing platform, integrating AI assistants to help with daily tasks without pulling users out of the moment.
- What are the challenges for AI smart glasses?
- The episode covers competition from other tech giants, privacy questions around facial recognition, and the technical aspects of on-device AI.
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