Mark Zuckerberg is striving to build a new computing platform that frees Meta from existing platforms controlled by Apple and Google.

"The promise of glasses is to preserve this sense of presence that you have with other people," Mark Zuckerberg said.

Meta Platforms unveiled new smart glasses with a small built-in screen at its annual yearly developer conference on Wednesday—in the tech giant’s latest bet that these devices will increasingly take on the smartphone as the key AI device.

Mark Zuckerberg announced a slate of products in his big reveal of what's next for Meta.