Abstract
Many experts believe that the true potential of smart homes lies in helping those with special needs, such as older people or those with dementia. The vision is that by helping with daily activities, detecting problems, providing assistance and calling for human backup when required, smart homes can help people to live independent lives who currently need alternative arrangements. Despite advances in artificial intelligence (AI), it is still rarely used for more sophisticated monitoring, such as recognising activities like making breakfast or putting groceries away, and, say, reminding a user to turn off the hob or spotting if they’ve put things in the wrong places.
Original language | English |
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Number of pages | 4 |
Specialist publication | The Conversation |
Publisher | The Conversation Trust (UK) Limited |
Publication status | Published - 15 Nov 2024 |
Keywords
- dementia
- old age
- smart homes
- assisted living
- old people
- educate me