The New Cognitive Divide: How Smart Glasses Will Redefine Productivity and Human Interaction
By Francisco Fernández, Tech & Strategy Consultant Estimated reading time: ~5 minutes In a recent earnings call, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg made a bold claim: in the future, people without AI-capable smart glasses will be at a "cognitive disadvantage." This statement signals a paradigm shift, not just in technology, but in how we perceive and interact with information. As Meta and other tech giants race to perfect AI-driven wearables, the lines between our digital and physical worlds are set to blur, creating a new frontier of mixed reality that promises to redefine productivity, social interaction, and even what it means to be connected. The Perfect Form Factor for AI Zuckerberg's reasoning centers on the idea that smart glasses are the optimal vehicle for artificial intelligence. Unlike smartphones or computers, glasses allow an AI to "see what the user sees, hear what they hear, and talk to them throughout the day." This constant, unobtrusive sensory input ...