Smart homes for assisted living have huge potential, but here’s why they’re still mostly a pipe dream

Sabrina Azzi*

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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 languageEnglish
Number of pages4
Specialist publicationThe Conversation
PublisherThe Conversation Trust (UK) Limited
Publication statusPublished - 15 Nov 2024

Keywords

  • dementia
  • old age
  • smart homes
  • assisted living
  • old people
  • educate me

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