{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Deep View: Conversations","title":"Why Snap chose a face computer over AI glasses","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":898,"description":"Snap CEO Evan Spiegel joins The Deep View Conversations to discuss SPECS, Snap's long-awaited augmented reality glasses and why he believes they represent a new era of computing.\n\nSenior reporter Sabrina Ortiz interviewed Evan at Augmented World Expo immediately after the SPECS unveiling and Spiegel explained why Snap spent more than a decade building toward this moment, how SPECS differ from AI smart glasses and mixed reality headsets, and why he sees AR glasses as the future beyond smartphones.\n\nOther topics covered include:\nWhy Snap calls SPECS a \"computer\" instead of AI glasses\nHow SPECS combine wearability with advanced spatial computing\nThe role AI played in making consumer AR glasses viable\nWhy shared experiences could become AR's killer app\nThe challenge of competing with Apple, Meta, and other tech giants\nSnap's 12-year investment in augmented reality hardware and software\nThe importance of developers in building the AR ecosystem\nWhy Spiegel believes people are ready for an alternative to smartphones\nHow AR glasses could make computing more human\n\nSpiegel argues that after nearly two decades of smartphone dominance, consumers are increasingly looking for a more natural way to interact with technology. Snap's bet is that augmented reality glasses can bring computing into the world around us instead of pulling us away from it.\n\nSubscribe to Deep View Conversations for interviews with the leaders shaping the future of AI, business, and technology: tdv.transistor.fm\n\nAnd don't forget to sign up for The Deep View daily newsletter. We don’t just cover AI, we decode it. In a world flooded with hype, we deliver sharp, no-nonsense insights to keep you ahead of the curve and help you put AI to work every day: subscribe.thedeepview.com","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ioaDRblhWlqekquI4zZDrpNROTZbPjUAT3imFBoFlRM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wMjE1/NWJiMWI1ZTZiOTQx/NGVmZTA3NTcyOGQz/MDljNS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}