Devices · 2h ago
Why Your Smart Home Still Isn't Actually Smart
A developer argues that most smart home devices are merely automated, not intelligent, lacking context awareness and predictive reasoning. The article highlights failures like motion sensors that can't distinguish bathroom trips from emergencies. True smart homes would require semantic integration, multimodal sensing, and long-term memory of user habits.
Meridian48 take
The critique is valid but not new; the real story is whether Matter or AI will finally bridge the gap between automation and genuine intelligence.
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