Meta Limits the Usage of an AI Glasses Feature, Even if You Pay for a $20 Subscription

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Meta is putting time limits on one of its newer smart glasses features -- one that enhances audio for one-to-one conversations -- and asking owners of the devices to pay $20 a month for extra time.

The details of the change appear on a Meta help page describing the management of premium features on the wearable devices. According to the page, users of Meta Smart Glasses' conversation focus feature are limited to three free hours a month. There's no way to check time usage, and unspent time doesn't roll over. Those who have a Meta One Premium subscription, which costs $20 a month, are still capped at 15 hours.

It's unclear from the page what additional fees might be incurred if you exceed those limits. Meta has been testing premium plansfor its AI services this year. The help page also mentions a Meta One Plus plan, but that tier...

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