Meta introduces rate limits and $20 monthly subscription for smart glasses AI feature
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Sean Hollister
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Meta has quietly announced that Conversation Focus, an on-device AI feature for its smart glasses, will be limited to three hours of use per month unless users pay for a $19.99 Meta One Premium subscription. Even premium subscribers face a 15-hour monthly cap. The company frames this as a "rate limit" rather than a paywall, but critics view it as a subscription fee for accessing AI hardware users already own. The article criticizes this move as a concerning trend of hardware companies monetizing built-in features through recurring fees.
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Hacker NewsMeta introduces rate limits and $20 monthly subscription for smart glasses AI featuretheverge.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledWould you pay $20 a month for access to AI hardware you already own?
the company insists that it won't require a subscription to use your glasses, period; it's merely erecting a 'rate limit' for certain AI features
Even premium subscribers will only get 15 hours of Conversation Focus per month under that 'rate limit,' it claims
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