Meta’s Smart Glasses Face Glitches During Live Demo

Meta’s Smart Glasses Face Glitches During Live Demo at Meta Connect 2025

Written by Aaron S.,

Editor-In-Chief

Last Updated: September 19, 2025

Key Takeaways

Meta’s new AI glasses, the Meta Ray-Ban Display, faced technical problems during their live demo at Meta's Connect 2025;
A cooking feature called LiveAI failed to give clear instructions, with Wi-Fi possibly contributing to the confusion;
Despite connection issues and missed functions, Zuckerberg described the glasses as a step toward useful everyday AI tools.

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Mark Zuckerberg took the stage at Meta’s Connect 2025 event to introduce the company's latest wearable product, the Meta Ray-Ban Display.

The smart glasses are designed to serve as hands-free artificial intelligence (AI) assistants. However, the live demonstration did not proceed as planned, with several glitches affecting the presentation, according to a September 18 report by Fox Business.

During the first part of the showcase, Zuckerberg used the glasses to display a live feed and respond to text messages using small wrist gestures.

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Things took a turn when creator Jack Mancuso joined him to test a feature called LiveAI. This tool is meant to guide users through tasks like cooking by giving step-by-step voice instructions.

Instead, the assistant skipped steps and failed to respond to simple questions. Mancuso pointed to possible Wi-Fi problems before stepping aside.

Later in the presentation, Zuckerberg demonstrated another feature using the Neural Band, a wrist-worn control device. He was able to send and receive a message from Andrew Bosworth, Meta’s CTO.

However, when Bosworth attempted a video call via WhatsApp, the glasses did not respond. Zuckerberg attempted to fix the issue but eventually stopped. Bosworth walked onstage and joked about the weak Wi-Fi, which lightened the mood.

Despite the setbacks, Zuckerberg described the glasses as a step toward everyday AI tools that can assist with tasks with minimal input.

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