Episode 229 - AI in the Smart Home

About this episode

Adam and Richard discuss the current state of AI in smart homes and related technology advancements.

Adam and Richard talk about the state of AI in the smart home, including fridges with computer vision and how Josh.ai is trying to fix voice-controlled home automation. Then, they talk about Apple's AI-related announcements at WWDC, including a huge tie-up with OpenAI ... but when , exactly, will we see this tech on all our devices? Also on today's episode: Why Apple is playing catch up with its virtual assistant Siri, rumors of a new HomePod with a screen, and how does everyone feel about the ethics of AI content scraping, anyway? Have questions or feedback for us? Send it to feedback@smarthome.fm .

People in this episode

Host: Adam Justice

Guest: Richard

Topics covered

• AI in smart homes
• voice-controlled home automation
• Apple announcements
• computer vision in appliances
• ethics of AI
• Siri improvements
• HomePod rumors

Keywords

• AI
• smart home
• Josh.ai
• Apple
• OpenAI
• Siri
• HomePod
• voice control
• computer vision
• ethics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Josh.ai, Apple, OpenAI, Siri

Products: HomePod

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