Mark Zuckerberg 's highly anticipated reveal of Meta's new AI-powered smart glasses took a surprising turn on Wednesday, as back-to-back live demo failures marred the Connect 2025 keynote in Menlo Park, California.

According to FoxBusiness , the $799 wearable, called Meta Ray-Ban Display, was pitched as a breakthrough in "agentic AI"—a digital assistant that can act on behalf of users.

But during the live launch event, two separate demonstrations failed in front of a packed room, exposing technical problems that caught even the Meta CEO off-guard.

In one segment, Zuckerberg was joined by cooking creator Jack Mancuso to showcase LiveAI, a feature designed to walk users through everyday tasks like cooking.

Mancuso asked the glasses for help making a Korean-inspired steak sauce. But

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