Mark Zuckerberg

At the same time, we also came at it from this lens of, all right, so that's a lot of new technology that needs to get developed, a lot to pack into a form factor, because the glasses have to be good looking, too. So what if we just constrain ourselves to like, we're gonna work with a great partner, Essilor Luxottica, they make Ray-Ban, they make a lot of the iconic glasses.

At the same time, we also came at it from this lens of, all right, so that's a lot of new technology that needs to get developed, a lot to pack into a form factor, because the glasses have to be good looking, too. So what if we just constrain ourselves to like, we're gonna work with a great partner, Essilor Luxottica, they make Ray-Ban, they make a lot of the iconic glasses.

Let's see what we can fit into glasses today and make them as useful as possible. And I actually, I kind of thought when we were getting started with those that it was almost like a practice project. for, like, for the ultimate AR.

Let's see what we can fit into glasses today and make them as useful as possible. And I actually, I kind of thought when we were getting started with those that it was almost like a practice project. for, like, for the ultimate AR.

That's true. That's true. Yeah, I did.

That's true. That's true. Yeah, I did.

That's true. Yeah, no, this is, yeah, let's go on a tangent there for a second. So I started Facebook in school, came out to Silicon Valley with Dustin and a handful of people working on it at the time. And we did that because Silicon Valley is where all the startups came from. And I remember we got off the plane. We were driving down 101. We're like, wow, eBay, Yahoo. Like, this is amazing.

That's true. Yeah, no, this is, yeah, let's go on a tangent there for a second. So I started Facebook in school, came out to Silicon Valley with Dustin and a handful of people working on it at the time. And we did that because Silicon Valley is where all the startups came from. And I remember we got off the plane. We were driving down 101. We're like, wow, eBay, Yahoo. Like, this is amazing.

All these great companies. One day, maybe we'll build a company like this. And I'd already started Facebook. And I was like, surely the project that we're working on now is not a company.

All these great companies. One day, maybe we'll build a company like this. And I'd already started Facebook. And I was like, surely the project that we're working on now is not a company.

Oh, no, no. It was a great project. I just didn't have the ambition to turn it into a company at the time. That just kind of happened. But anyway. Yeah, I mean... A lot of hard work, obviously. But just at the time, I was kind of like, yeah, I don't think this is it.

Oh, no, no. It was a great project. I just didn't have the ambition to turn it into a company at the time. That just kind of happened. But anyway. Yeah, I mean... A lot of hard work, obviously. But just at the time, I was kind of like, yeah, I don't think this is it.

I didn't know. So yeah, so I mean, the glasses though, you know, we thought that this was like, all right, we want to get working with Estee Lauder Luxottica so we can start building more and more advanced glasses. And then, you know, they're really good. They look good. And then AI, like the massive transformation in AI.

I didn't know. So yeah, so I mean, the glasses though, you know, we thought that this was like, all right, we want to get working with Estee Lauder Luxottica so we can start building more and more advanced glasses. And then, you know, they're really good. They look good. And then AI, like the massive transformation in AI.

Yeah, a few years ago, I would have predicted that AR holograms would have been available before kind of like full-scale AI. And now I think it's probably going to be the other order. So now it's like, all right, great. Well, this is actually a great product because it's got the cameras so it can see what you see. It's got the microphone. It's got the speakers. You can talk to it.

Yeah, a few years ago, I would have predicted that AR holograms would have been available before kind of like full-scale AI. And now I think it's probably going to be the other order. So now it's like, all right, great. Well, this is actually a great product because it's got the cameras so it can see what you see. It's got the microphone. It's got the speakers. You can talk to it.

I remember calling Alex Himmel, the guy who runs the product group that's running it, and I'm like, Hey, you know, I think we should probably pivot this and make it so that Meta AI is the primary feature of it. And then, like, I remember I came in the next week and they built a prototype of it on Tuesday. And it was like, all right, good. Yeah, no, this is good.

I remember calling Alex Himmel, the guy who runs the product group that's running it, and I'm like, Hey, you know, I think we should probably pivot this and make it so that Meta AI is the primary feature of it. And then, like, I remember I came in the next week and they built a prototype of it on Tuesday. And it was like, all right, good. Yeah, no, this is good.

This is going to be a very successful product.

This is going to be a very successful product.