Meta reveals more about its Aria Gen 2 smart glasses. Ultra sophisticated, they record a lot of parameters about you. Ultimately, this would allow them to predict future actions in certain situations.
Everyone wants their smart glasses. Google showed what Gemini AI could be used for in such an accessory at the Google I/O conference at the end of May 2025, and even Apple wants to enter the race with its first smart glasses in 2026. For its part, Meta (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, etc.) is already well established since its partnership with the famous brand Ray-Ban. Mark Zuckerberg's group is not resting on its laurels, however, and is developing a new pair with impressive capabilities.
At the time of writing, the Aria Gen 2 are still in the prototype stage. Despite their rather compact shape, they have enough sensors and cameras to detect the movement of your eyes, their blinking, and even the dilation or contraction of your pupils. Your hands are also "monitored" with 3D tracking. And, as a bonus, the nose guard hides a PPG sensor to measure your heart rate. But what's all this for?
Meta is working on ultra-sophisticated glasses capable of seeing everything
Sorry to disappoint you if you were interested: the Aria Gen 2 are exclusively reserved for research and industry. With their precise measurements, they should help develop AI models for autonomous robots in particular. On the other hand, it is very likely that in the long run, some of the technologies specific to these smart glasses will end up in a model intended for the general public.
In the more or less near future, here's what might happen. You're about to go out for an important meeting and you're not early. You approach the small cabinet near the front door, where you put your keys, but they're not there.
You then feel your pockets as your heart rate accelerates a little at the thought of being late. The Aria glasses you wear on your nose have seen and felt everything. They understood that you're looking for your keys, and since they recorded the moment you put them down somewhere else, they can tell you, or even send the order to go get them to your domestic robot. Practical or scary, we'll let you be the judge.
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