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Qualcomm shares its vision for the future of smart glasses with on-glass Gen AI

Qualcomm has enabled what one of its executives said was a strange and "most interesting" conversations with generative AI-powered smart glasses.

In response, the AI assistant, running Llama 1B, a small language model (SLM), understood the specific request and provided him with the information he needed through audio and text displayed in the lens of his glasses. Qualcomm is blending XR and AI.While getting smart glasses down to a reasonable size and fit is critical, another advance that Snapdragon AR1+ Gen 1 brings is camera capabilities typically found in premium smartphones, which is equally important to where they’re evolving. At Qualcomm Technologies, we are preparing for a multifaceted future with a wide range of device combinations by creating a modular architecture that allows our partners to tap into the spatial computing industry to deliver a superior experience to consumers.

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