Meta CEO Zuckerberg sits down with Verge deputy editor Alex Heath during the company’s Meta Connect conference to talk all things AR, AI, and social media. The two discuss Meta’s new Orion AR glasses, the company’s partnership with Ray-Ban, why Zuckerberg is done with politics, and much more.
00:00 Orion AR smart glasses
00:27 Platform shift from mobile to AR
02:15 The vision for Orion & AR glasses
03:55 Why people will upgrade to AR glasses
05:20 A range of options for smart glasses
07:32 Consumer ambitions for Orion
11:40 Reality Labs spending & the cost of AR
12:44 Ray-Ban partnership
17:11 Ray-Ban Meta sales & success
18:59 Bringing AI to the Ray-Ban Meta
21:54 Replacing phones with AR glasses
25:18 Influx of AI content on social media
28:32 The vision for AI-filled social media
34:04 Will AI lead to less human interaction?
35:24 Success of Threads
36:41 Competing with X & the role of news
40:04 Why politics can hurt social platforms
41:52 Mark’s shift away from politics
46:00 Cambridge Analytica, in hindsight
49:09 Link between teen mental health and social media
53:52 Disagreeing with EU regulation
56:06 Debate around AI training data & copyright
1:00:07 Responsibility around AR as a platform