Tips From The Top

AI and its smart home applications have been topics of conversation with our clients for years. Now, as mainstream culture finds all kinds of ways to use AI in their homes, there’s a big push among the larger public to apply it—quickly. What does that mean for our clients?

First, although AI has been a topic with our clients for many years, we’re clear that it’s still in the beginning stages and should not be applied hastily. As integrators, we continue to work closely and steadily to make sure any Artificial Intelligence used in the home does not replace solid, well-integrated automated technology. How? First, we ensure that our home automation platforms come from long-standing, top-ranked technology innovators. Second, we prioritize the privacy and security of our clients and their homes in all matters, including the use of AI.   

Our preferred smart home platforms—Josh.ai, Savant, and Control4 from ADI | Snap One continue to provide premium smart home technology, developing AI to enhance the intuitive use of the technology and make our clients’ home lives easier and more comfortable while prioritizing security and privacy.

Josh.ai has been a leading innovator in the field of natural language use. Our clients can speak commands in their natural voice and language to accomplish their goals, making it possible to literally program their home automation systems with regular, everyday language. This makes it easier for the home owner to learn the platform, describe what they want, and make changes as desired. In the big picture, this makes for a more personalized home with the homeowner in the driver’s seat.

Savant, our preferred home automation platform for many years, continues its mission to prioritize the home owner’s privacy by developing its own proprietary AI system that operates privately within the home. As a company, Savant is clear that our clients’ smart homes are not for data collection by cloud engines; their privacy and independence within their own homes is to be protected at all times.

Savant has also recently said that their developing AI will interpret commands and intent. For example, if the home owner says, “It’s too warm in here,” the system will automatically adjust the temperature.

A Control4 home automation platform – part of ADI I Snap One, allows us to integrate and automate more than 20,000 devices in the home. Company leaders foresee how AI will enable our clients to describe exactly what they want and the system will respond by interpreting the overall intent. AI will also learn from home owners’ patterns and make suggestions for the home based on how the owners actually live in it. Even as they move towards more naturally-programmed experiences, the company will maintain its commitment to data security and privacy.

To learn more about how an integrated automated smart home platform can make your daily life more comfortable, enjoyable, and secure, call us at Jackson Hole AV. We’d love to discuss the possibilities.