Lorde Blasts $399 AI Glasses as Kylie Jenner’s Meta Collaboration Draws Backlash
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Updated · The Mirror US · Jul 14
Lorde Blasts $399 AI Glasses as Kylie Jenner’s Meta Collaboration Draws Backlash
3 articles · Updated · The Mirror US · Jul 14
Summary
Madrid’s Mad Cool Festival put Lorde’s criticism onstage, with the 29-year-old singer telling fans to avoid AI smart glasses and calling them “not sexy” and “real” life without them.
Her remarks landed as Kylie Jenner promotes Meta’s $399 Starfire Kylie Edition glasses, which offer recording, live translation and a Meta AI voice modeled on Jenner.
Privacy concerns are driving much of the backlash, with critics warning the glasses normalize covert recording; Meta says a front-facing white LED signals when the camera is active.
The clash highlights a wider split around wearable AI: celebrity criticism is growing, but EssilorLuxottica said sales of AI glasses tripled last year to more than 7 million pairs.