One thing I’ve learned from working at TechRadar for over three years is that there’s so much awesome tech out there. And right now one of the most interesting (and equally terrifying) advancements we’re seeing a lot of is artificial intelligence. There are Ray-Ban sunglasses that can ; there are from Brisk It that can cook your BBQ meats for you with very little human involvement; and the uses AI to alert you to everything from your doorbell to a baby crying.
And while some AI tech is genuinely useful for people, other gadgets (like the continually controversial ) have shown us that cool doesn’t mean it’ll improve your life in a meaningful or even trivial way. CEO Gimmy Chu is more than aware of this as his smart lighting company investigates how the new AI-powered frontier will modify our relationship with smart home technology. “The vision of smart home has always been Iron Man and Jarvis.
You have this super intelligence actually controlling stuff for you – instead of what you have today, which is just basic voice commands." “As AI continues to evolve we’re already starting to see how it can be used to control different things around your home, but we’re at the every beginning of that,” with Chu going on to add, “What’s important is that we make sure it’s something that’s actually useful for customers.” So, while Nanoleaf is certainly exploring applications of AI in its products, for Chu, the main focus has been more immediate practical enh.
