AI glasses have a new hater: Lorde
Singer Lorde publicly criticized AI-enabled smart glasses during a performance at a festival sponsored by Ray-Ban Meta. Her comments reflect growing public skepticism regarding the aesthetics and privacy implications of wearable AI technology.
Why it matters
Celebrity influence can significantly impact consumer adoption rates and public perception of emerging wearable AI hardware.
'Fuck the glasses,' Lorde said. Siegfried Anthony/Billboard via Getty Images Lorde criticized AI-enabled glasses during a Thursday festival set. "Don't get the glasses. Not sexy," she said. It comes as companies try to make sexy-looking AI consumer tech. In 2021, Lorde sang about throwing her own "cellular device in the water." She might want to chuck your high-tech glasses in the waves, too. During a Thursday performance at Madrid's Mad Cool Festival, the singer-songwriter delivered a blunt verdict on the wearable technology. "Can I just say, for the record, fuck the glasses," she said between songs. "Don't get the glasses. Not sexy." lorde saying fuck meta glasses in a festival that was sponsored by rayban meta AI glasses how can you not love her pic.twitter.com/HWsHZHP9AE — ana ✿ (@livinings) July 10, 2026 Lorde did not name Meta , Ray-Ban, or a specific pair of AI-enabled glasses.
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