In what can only be described as a tech CEO’s worst nightmare, Mark Zuckerberg watched his company’s biggest product launch of the year turn into a live disaster. Meta’s new $800 AI-powered smart glasses repeatedly failed during crucial demonstrations at Meta Connect 2025.
**“I don’t know what happened,”** Zuckerberg admitted as the highly anticipated demos of Meta’s Ray-Ban Display glasses crashed not once, but twice in front of thousands of attendees and livestream viewers.
### When AI Meets Murphy’s Law
The embarrassment began during what was supposed to be a showcase of the glasses’ **“Live AI” cooking capabilities**. In one live segment of the Meta Ray-Ban Display demo, chef and content creator Jack Mancuso requested a Korean-style steak sauce recipe via the glasses. Instead of guiding him step-by-step, the AI assistant offered responses that were out of context, leaving both the chef and audience confused.
**“You’ve already combined the base ingredients,”** the glasses repeatedly responded, prompting Mancuso to shrug at the crowd.
But the technical difficulties didn’t stop there. Later, while wearing the Ray-Ban Meta glasses alongside the neural wristband, Zuckerberg repeatedly failed to answer an incoming video call on stage despite multiple attempts. Eventually, he gave up as the ringtone continued, creating an awkward silence that seemed to stretch on forever.
### Zuckerberg’s WiFi Defense
Faced with mounting technical failures, Zuckerberg quickly moved into damage control mode. Addressing the unexpected errors, he blamed a **“messed-up” WiFi connection**.
**“The irony of the whole thing is that you spend years making technology and then the WiFi on the day catches you,”** he said, attempting to laugh off the situation.
### The Real Story Behind the Glitches
However, Meta’s own CTO later revealed a different story to *TechCrunch*. Andrew Bosworth explained that the issues were caused by a **“never-before-seen bug”** that put the display to sleep just as notifications came in for the video call.
Even after Zuckerberg woke the display, there was no option to answer the call. Bosworth emphasized that Meta had never encountered this specific problem before, contradicting the WiFi explanation entirely.
### The Stakes Couldn’t Be Higher
Mark Zuckerberg’s $799 AI glasses launch turned embarrassing after two live demo failures at the Meta Connect 2025 keynote in California. The timing couldn’t have been worse for Meta, which has invested billions in its AI and wearable technology push.
The social media giant’s demos repeatedly failed, leading to awkward stares, deafening silences, and muted laughter. This poor showing painfully demonstrates that the technology is far from ready—despite the industry’s push to embed AI into every aspect of our daily lives.
### A Billion-Dollar Bet on Shaky Ground
Meta’s AI glasses stumbled during live demos at Connect 2025, sparking debate over whether such glitches hurt or help its $1 trillion bet on AI.
The company has positioned these smart glasses as a cornerstone of its future strategy, making the public failures particularly damaging.
Meta’s ambitious AI wearable push hit a snag as the highly anticipated **“Live AI” cooking demo** and a **WhatsApp video call** both glitched on stage—underscoring the challenges of a future dependent on flawless connectivity.
### Silver Lining or Disaster?
While critics were quick to pounce on the failures, some analysts found a silver lining.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s AI glasses demos glitched twice at Connect 2025, prompting analyst Gene Munster to predict backlash but also praise him for **“doing it live.”**
The question now is whether these very public failures will hurt consumer confidence in Meta’s AI ambitions or simply be remembered as growing pains for revolutionary technology.
What’s certain is that Zuckerberg’s WiFi excuse won’t cover up the fact that, when it mattered most, Meta’s billion-dollar bet on AI glasses left its CEO saying, **“I don’t know what happened.”**
For a company that prides itself on connecting the world, Meta’s inability to connect a simple video call on stage speaks volumes about the challenges still facing AI-powered wearables.
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