AI wrecked the smart home
2025's "smart" assistants chat poetry but can't flip lights or brew coffee reliably. Alexa Plus, Gemini Home—LLMs hallucinate routines, misfire automations. Old voice tech was dumb but dependable; new ones prioritize chit-chat over control.
Georgia Tech's Mark Riedl nails it: LLMs crave fuzzy language, smart homes need precision.
#Journal, Day 1574
Wednesday, 10 July 2024
Ukraine War: Day 869
Hamas-Israel War: Day 276
Mass shootings in the USA in 2024: 284
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Created a new rule in #HomeKit today: Turn on the garden office lights when the garden office camera detects motion. Sounds great? Not really. I turn off the light remotely. Change in lighting? Camera detects motion. Lights turn on again. Repeat. #smarthome #smarthomefail
