Photo courtesy of Mary Free Bed
The Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired recently hosted a special event at Mary Free Bed, giving out free Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses to veterans.
The glasses use artificial intelligence to identify objects, answer questions and assist with everyday tasks. The event also brought Meta engineers face-to-face with users, creating an opportunity to see how emerging technology is making a difference in veterans' lives.
"I work far up the development stream at Meta so getting end user feedback and seeing in people's day-to-day lives how our products can make an impact and improve their lives, but also how we can improve our development processes and the features that we make, it's extremely valuable and it goes a long way, so I'm just excited to be here and seeing what we do can bring value to people's lives," said Ryan Wrench, engineering manger at Meta.
Meta is donating Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses to 130,000 eligible veterans across the country who are blind or have low vision.
"I think it's just wonderful that they're supporting veterans in this way because a lot of times veterans have been neglected, particularly Vietnam Veterans, I think. So, I'm grateful and thankful that we have the opportunity to use this technology," said U.S. Army Veteran Douglas Hunter. "It's very interesting that the technology has developed so beautifully, really. I was a little reluctant to even try the glasses. But I am more enthusiastic about them now."
Any legally blind veteran interested in getting a free pair of Meta glasses can contact the Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
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