Why Mark Zuckerberg thinks AR glasses will replace your phone

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. #MetaConnect #MarkZuckerberg #Technology 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 Subscribe: http://goo.gl/G5RXGs Like The Verge on Facebook: https://goo.gl/2P1aGc Follow on Twitter: https://goo.gl/XTWX61 Follow on Instagram: https://goo.gl/7ZeLvX Follow on TikTok: http://bit.ly/42VeCVU The Vergecast Podcast: https://pod.link/vergecast Decoder with Nilay Patel: https://link.chtbl.com/decoder More about our podcasts: https://www.theverge.com/podcasts Read More: http://www.theverge.com Community guidelines: http://bit.ly/2D0hlAv Wallpapers from The Verge: https://bit.ly/2xQXYJr If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may receive a commission without exerting any influence on editorial content. For more information about our ethics policy, visit: https://bit.ly/3P4bJgz