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Lorde says Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses are ‘not sexy’

Lorde was performing at the Real Cool Festival in Madrid on Thursday and took some time during her set to speak out against AI glasses. While she didn't specify any brands in particular, it's likely she was taking a shot at festival sponsor Ray-Ban, which has collaborated with Meta on a pair of AI s...

Lorde says Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses are ‘not sexy’
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Lorde performing at the 2026 Governors Ball. | Photo: Siegfried Anthony/Billboard via Getty Images

Lorde was performing at the Real Cool Festival in Madrid on Thursday and took some time during her set to speak out against AI glasses. While she didn't specify any brands in particular, it's likely she was taking a shot at festival sponsor Ray-Ban, which has collaborated with Meta on a pair of AI smartglasses.

The comments were captured in videos shared to social media. After thanking the crowd for being there and taking part in "something real," she said that it was increasingly hard to know is and isn't real, before saying "You don't know if someone is wearing sunglasses or if they're wearing those fucked up fucking… Can I just say, for …

Read the full story at The Verge.

Originally published at The Verge

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