Lorde was performing on the Actual Cool Competition in Madrid on Thursday and took a while throughout her set to speak out against AI glasses. Whereas she didn’t specify any manufacturers specifically, it’s possible she was taking a shot at competition sponsor Ray-Ban, which has collaborated with Meta on a pair of AI smartglasses.
The feedback have been captured in videos shared to social media. After thanking the group for being there and participating in “one thing actual,” she stated that it was more and more laborious to know is and isn’t actual, earlier than saying “You don’t know if somebody is carrying sun shades or in the event that they’re carrying these fucked up fucking… Can I simply say, for the file, fuck the glasses. Don’t get the glasses. Not attractive.”
The feedback come as Meta faces renewed scrutiny over its sensible glasses. And, even within the face of that backlash, it’s nonetheless reportedly planning to launch a pair of “super sensing” glasses which are repeatedly recording.
In accordance with Stereogum, Lorde was adopted on stage by Blackpink’s Jennie, who’s a Ray-Ban Meta AI ambassador and has been featured in promoting campaigns on Instagram and in a video screened between units at Actual Cool.