AI Assistants Belong in Your Ears, Not on Your Face
The tech industry has spent the past few years trying to convince us that the future of AI lives behind a pair of lenses. Meta is betting billions on it so far, Google is rolling out Android XR, Samsung is getting in on the glasses trend, and Snap is still trying to make Spectacles catch on. The pitch is always some version of the same fantasy: you’re in a foreign country where you don’t understand the language.
- ▪The tech industry has spent the past few years trying to convince us that the future of AI lives behind a pair of lenses.
- ▪Meta is betting billions on it so far, Google is rolling out Android XR, Samsung is getting in on the glasses trend, and Snap is still trying to make Spectacles catch on.
- ▪The pitch is always some version of the same fantasy: you’re in a foreign country where you don’t understand the language.
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| Publication time | Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:30:12 +0000 |
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The tech industry has spent the past few years trying to convince us that the future of AI lives behind a pair of lenses. Meta is betting billions on it so far, Google is rolling out Android XR, Samsung is getting in on the glasses trend, and Snap is still trying to make Spectacles catch on. The pitch is always some version of the same fantasy: you’re in a foreign country where you don’t understand the language. You look at a menu, and a translation appears right in your field of view. Look at a dress someone is wearing on the street, and AI whispers in your ear the name of the dress and its designer. You’re at a party and you’re terrible with names, but not to worry, your AI-enabled glasses can display the names of everyone there so you don’t have any awkward social interactions.
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