Lorde Slaps AI Glasses for Making Sunglasses Look Like Sci-Fi Fails
KEY POINTS
- •On July 2026, Lorde performed at Madrid's Real Cool Festival and spoke against AI smart glasses during her set.
- •She criticized Ray-Ban’s collaboration with Meta, labeling their AI glasses as 'fucked up' while praising the crowd for 'something real.'
- •Her comments were captured on social media, highlighting the growing discomfort with tech invading everyday experiences.
During her July 2026 set at Madrid's Real Cool Festival, Lorde paused her tunes to throw shade at AI smartglasses—those Ray-Ban-and-Meta mutant sunglasses that apparently suck all the 'real' out of reality. She thanked fans for joining in 'something real' before lamenting how you can't tell if someone rocks vintage shades or the latest in cyborg eyeball clutter. Without naming brands (but obviously naming names), she called those AI glasses 'fucked up' twice, a bluntness usually reserved for texts about bad sushi. Ray-Ban, a classic sunglass name, has apparently teamed with Meta, the company best known for Meta-verse heartbreak and smart gadget fever dreams. Lorde’s message: some tech still isn’t sexy, no matter the hype.
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(1 of 3)Lorde’s public freakout over Meta’s ‘fucked up’ Ray-Ban AI glasses proves even mega-pop stars can’t pretend those cyber-shading duds are vogue.
Nothing screams future fashion disaster like staring at someone whose glasses are broadcasting your existential dread live.
Meta and Ray-Ban’s AI glasses: because normal sunglasses weren’t invasive enough, now they’re just creepy celebrity hand-me-downs.
Source: Theverge | Published: 7/12/2026 | Author: Terrence O’Brien
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