Meta will bring AI to its Ray-Ban smart glasses starting next month, according to [a report from _The New York Times_](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/28/technology/personaltech/smart-glasses-ray-ban-meta.html?partner=slack&smid=sl-share). The multimodal AI features, which can perform translation, along with object, animal, and monument identification, [have been in early access](https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/12/23998780/ray-ban-smart-glasses-hey-meta-multimodal-ai-features) since last December.

Users can activate the glasses’ smart assistant by saying “Hey Meta,” and then saying a prompt or asking a question. It will then respond through the speakers built into the frames. The _NYT_ offers a glimpse at how well Meta’s AI works when taking the glasses for a spin in a grocery store, while driving, at museums, and even at the zoo.

Although Meta’s AI was able to correctly identify pets and artwork, it didn’t get things right 100 percent of the time. The _NYT..._