How AI glasses are changing the way people communicate

Published on 10 November 2026 - 15:00 GMT+1 “More than half of the world’s AI glasses are made here in China,” says Yang Zhao, CGTN, at Shenzhen’s Huaqiangbei market, where thousands of visitors try them every day. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT For Australian Juanita Neville-Te Rito, who struggled without an interpreter, they offer real-time translation. “We can speak our own words in our own language, it’s amazing!” For Liu Shanshan, who lost her hearing aged three, RayNeo’s glasses display speech as captions almost in real time. “At a meeting, eating out, or hailing a taxi - I would always wear them,” she says. Privacy concerns persist, while makers hope to replace smartphones.