'shame': Mark Zuckerberg's Meta 'ai Glasses' Fail Live Demo, Video Emerges
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Mark Zuckerberg's Meta 'AI glasses' live demo failed, but the incident generated more buzz than expected, with commenters discussing the potential marketing benefits of the embarrassing failure.
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chis
4 months ago
1 replyNot saying that they intentionally faked this failure, but it probably did provide more effective marketing than what they planned. It's certainly the first thing I heard about it.
brokenmachine
4 months ago
You've already combined the base ingredients. So now grate a pear to add to the sauce.
fnordpiglet
4 months ago
Never give a demo using a live system unless you are prepared to be embarrassed, but always give a live demo and use the embarrassment to prove it’s real.
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