Meta’s AR Ambitions and California’s AI Safety Push

Meta’s AR Ambitions and California’s AI Safety Push

Meta’s AR ambitions meet reality, and California gets serious about AI safety…again Meta’s AR ambitions meet reality, and California gets serious about AI safety…again in this week’s Equity breakdown. Anthony Ha, Kirsten Korosec, and Max Zeff dive into the latest stories shaping AI, robotics, and regulation. From headset hiccups to state-level crackdowns, here’s what you need to know. Image : Google Meta’s AR vision runs into hard reality At Meta Connect, the company showcased its big bet on AR and AI with smart glasses and a neural wristband control system. The demos, however, didn’t land as smoothly as hoped. Meta’s push to dominate the AR/AI future shows both ambition and limitation. While the hardware sparks excitement, execution challenges remind us that scaling immersive tech is far from easy. Silicon Valley power moves: The Altman brothers Jack Altman made waves with a lightning-fast $275M fundraise, signaling how quickly capital still flows in AI. Together with Sam Altman’s influence…