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Meta's new smart glasses embarrass Zuckerberg twice at the company's annual event.
Tech giant Meta 's annual "Meta Connect" event this week saw some embarrassing moments for the company, particularly when previewing the capabilities of its new AI glasses.
"We'll move on to the next thing we wanted to show and hope it works," Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said after a glitch that halted the company's big presentation.
At the opening of the two-day "Meta Connect" event at the company's headquarters on Wednesday, Zuckerberg shared the latest updates to Meta's AI glasses. However, during his keynote address, Meta's glasses crashed not once, but twice, according to a report by Quartz, seen by Al Arabiya Business.
The first time was when Zuckerberg introduced an improved version of the "Live AI" feature. He said users could now use the feature "for an hour or two straight." To illustrate how it worked, Zuckerberg brought on cooking content creator Jack Mancuso for a live demonstration.
Mancuso asked Live AI to help him prepare a Korean-inspired meat sauce. However, the technology began to malfunction after he asked which step to take first, as the AI glasses skipped several steps in the recipe.
After Mancuso repeated his question, the AI crashed again. After laughter from the audience, Mancuso said, "The Wi-Fi might be down," before turning to Zuckerberg.
"Everything's fine. You know what? It's pretty good," Zuckerberg said, trying to get the show back on track. "The funny thing is, you spend years developing technology, and then Wi-Fi surprises you on show day."
One X user commented on the failed experiment: "Buy our $799 glasses for cooking! As long as your Wi-Fi is better than Mark Zuckerberg's."
But the event descended into even more ridiculous territory moments later, when Zuckerberg's subsequent attempts to use the glasses and wristband to make a video call failed, leaving the Meta CEO making weak hand gestures and muttering nonsensical words on stage after the AI failed to connect the call four times.
For over a minute, Zuckerberg awkwardly tried to activate the video call feature before finally giving up, saying, "I don't know what to tell you guys."
Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth tried to lighten the mood as he took the stage, saying, "This Wi-Fi is rough." Zuckerberg echoed the same frustration, saying, "Yeah, I don't know. We'll fix that later... You practice these things like 100 times, and you never know what's going to happen."
The Meta Connect event was supposed to showcase the future of AI glasses, but instead showcased what looked like a poor internet connection.
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