Comment by cco
9 days ago
Disagree with you there having used Rayban Metas for about six months.
Always-on access to an LLM via voice is a useful and novel way of interacting with computers.
From trivial things like asking it about a landmark I'm seeing or when I'm driving to tell me about some historical event (almost like an on tap podcast), to slightly more useful things like asking it to add stuff to my calendar/reminders when I'm biking home.
It certainly isn't a replacement for a more robust interface, but it is a very nice way of using a computer while I'm out and about and don't want to pull out my phone.
I would agree if I could use ChatGPT's advanced voice mode with them. It's purely a software/lock-in issue that I can't, but it means that I never wear my glasses, vs wearing them all the time.
They're so unobtrusive for chatting, that it would be amazing if we could get a capable LLM on the other side. Too bad we can't because corporations like walled gardens.
OpenAI walled garden should have Jony Ive's upcoming $6B hardware device for voice chat.