CTO Predicts 2025 as a ‘Crucial Year’ for Meta’s Augmented and Virtual Reality Advancements

Oh, man. So, let’s talk about this guy, Andrew “Boz” Bosworth. He’s like OG Meta dude, one of the first 15 engineers there. Seriously, what was he thinking when he dropped this memo that screams, “2025 is either our moment of glory or our epic flop”? I mean, it’s such a coin toss, right? Like, one minute it’s greatness and the next, whoops, it’s all “legendary misadventure” territory.

But Boz, oh Boz, he’s pretty optimistic now. Guess it’s all about leaving it to the market gods to decide. During this random Bloomberg chat, he was all, “Yeah, we gotta wait till the decade ends to judge, but hey, isn’t this year the real game-changer?” Makes you wonder what he knows that we don’t, right?

Ray-Ban AI glasses, though. Wild stuff. People loved them! Over 2 million sold since last October. That’s nuts! They even outsold the boring old Ray-Bans before Meta threw in those snazzy AI tricks. Why did they pick Ray-Ban anyways? I dunno, maybe people dig the vibe.

And then Google comes swaggering in with their Gentle Monster and Warby Parker smart specs—super fancy-sounding, kinda makes you curious. Plus, whispers about Apple cooking up something for 2026. You get that feeling like suddenly, nerdy tech stuff isn’t just for basement dwellers anymore? Totally mainstream now. And competitors? Oh, they’re gonna be all over this faster than me on a pizza at midnight.

Boz had a bit of a wisdom nugget from Sheryl Sandberg, remember her? She had this thing about companies mostly tripping over themselves rather than getting clobbered by some other big shot. And Boz? He’s not even sweating about the rivals. Nope, he’s like, “Let’s nail our own game plan first, alright?”

What’s the plan, you ask? Well, dude’s got it all lined up for this year. Whether it’s all smoke and mirrors or the real deal, only time will tell. By year’s end, he’ll know if the plan worked like his grandma’s cookie recipe or if they’re still fumbling around. Five years from now, he’ll really get to see if it was all worth it.

End of the day, are we staring into the abyss or a sky full of possibilities with Meta’s VR and AR dreams? Flip that coin. Something’s got to land.