Google co-founder Sergey Brin mentioned he “made loads of errors with Google Glass” throughout an onstage interview at Google I/O 2025 on Tuesday. Brin was a shock addition to an interview with Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis carried out by Massive Know-how Podcast’s Alex Kantrowitz.
Brin went on to say he “didn’t know something about shopper digital provide chains,” or how tough it will be to construct good glasses at an inexpensive value level. The Google co-founder famous he’s a giant believer within the kind issue of good glasses, and mentioned he’s glad the corporate is pursuing them but once more, this time with “nice companions who’re serving to us construct this.”
Earlier on Tuesday, Google unveiled its newest effort to develop Android XR smart glasses, roughly a decade after the Google Glass challenge shut down. Onstage, Google leaders showcased how their good glasses, powered by DeepMind’s Venture Astra, may help with stay translations, instructions, and customarily AI queries.
To develop Android XR glasses with AI and AR capabilities, Google is working with a community of companions, corresponding to Samsung and Xreal. Google can be investing up to $150 million in a partnership with Warby Parker, and taking an fairness stake within the eyewear firm, to assist its good glasses efforts. As Brin referenced, these skilled eyewear and electronics makers might be able to assist with among the provide chain issues related to producing good glasses.
Brin famous how the arrival of generative AI makes the capabilities of good glasses far more tangible than when Google Glass was round.
Earlier within the interview, Brin acknowledged how he’s successfully come out of retirement to work on Google’s Gemini efforts. The Google co-founder says he’s within the Mountain View, California workplace almost day-after-day, and says he’s serving to the Gemini crew with multimodal initiatives, corresponding to Google’s video-generating mannequin Veo 3.
“Anyone who’s a pc scientist shouldn’t be retired proper now,” mentioned Brin. “They need to be engaged on AI.”
Earlier reviews have advised that Brin has pushed Google’s Gemini teams quite aggressively to compete within the AI race. Reportedly, Brin informed Google staff in a memo they need to be within the workplace at the least each weekday, and that working 60 hours per week is probably going the candy spot for productiveness.
