Meta is building an AI pendant. It also plans a business subscription called Wearables for Work. Meta is developing an AI-powered pendant for testing next year, building on its Limitless acquisition. The company also plans to expand its AI glasses and introduce a business subscription service called “Wearables for Work.”. This move into ambient AI capture faces challenges from past failures like Humane’s AI Pin, but Meta aims to leverage its established smart glasses ecosystem.

• Meta is testing an AI-powered pendant within the next year, based on the Limitless acquisition.
• The company plans to expand its AI glasses lineup and launch a business subscription, “Wearables for Work.”
• Meta’s approach differs from failed AI pendants like Humane’s AI Pin by integrating into an existing successful ecosystem (Ray-Ban smart glasses).
• The “Wearables for Work” subscription aims to position Meta’s hardware as a productivity tool with features like meeting transcription and CRM integration.
• The AI pendant falls into the “ambient AI capture” category, raising significant privacy concerns and potential regulatory hurdles, especially in the EU.
• Meta is investing heavily in AI wearables to offset Reality Labs’ substantial losses. Continue reading https://thenextweb.com/news/meta-ai-pendant-limitless-wearables-for-work