Meta’s Connect Keynote Shifts Focus to AI Over Metaverse

Meta Emphasizes AI Features at Connect, Downplaying Metaverse

The incorporation of AI assistants could enhance the utility of the metaverse significantly. Meta AI-powered search capabilities for Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, akin to Google Lens, would allow users to obtain information about objects they see through the glasses by asking the AI. This innovation opens the door to numerous potential use cases within Meta’s virtual worlds.

While the timeline for the integration of these new AI experiences into the metaverse remains uncertain, the company announced that “multi-modal” search capabilities would arrive on its smart glasses next year. The introduction of “embodied” AI assistants for metaverse interactions did not come with a specific timeframe.