Across all industries, organizations are rapidly embracing generative AI. Among them, makers of home appliances like fridges and ovens. Generative AI in your oven? Why not? Ater all, AI has been creeping into our homes for years (think smart lightbulbs and Alexa) – but thanks to generative AI, these interactions will become even more human and more personal.
Imagine, for example, asking your washing machine whether it’s safe to wash a beloved item of clothing on a certain setting – literally, asking it out loud or via an app. Or you could say to your fridge, “Hey, when am I going to run out of milk?” and it’ll tell you. Integrating generative AI into everyday products could lead to a new era of smart appliances that are not only more adaptive to our needs but also more interactive and engaging.
Nah.
These appliances are really just going to advertise products and discriminate about brands aren’t they.
I honestly would be apoplectic if my washing machine told me to buy whatever soap.
Smart bulbs and alexa count as Ai now?
And the example given. Slap a proprietary llm on every single device.
Just one good llm accessible on a phone or wearable will do thank you very much. All i need is a pdf manual for the device to upload to it and maybe an api for advanced features.
No it isn’t… not on my watch.
A watch being probably one of the few devices where acces to an llm makes sense.
Nah, watches are for timekeeping, everything else may live in my phone so I can easily place it out of reach and ignore it.
I don’t want my appliances to be engaging. I want to use them for their intended purpose, and then walk away from them.
Sounds cool but what’s the catch? How is the consumer being used and/or screwed this time? I would to embrace new tech but nowadays, companies always seem to be planning some bs.
Sorry, your Wash Extraordinaire 5500-6280PL is only supported with 12 months of security updates!
Subscribe to Dishes+ and get one free month of AI-powered dish safety information, AI-powered delayed washing and the exclusive AI-powered Heavy wash and Pre-Wash settings!
(honestly I can also see the AI fad as a little less “extract more money” and more “make the investors think we’re doing something so they A. don’t lose their shit and B. think we’re high tech”)
Not to mine it isn’t.
I refuse to own an appliance with any kind of networking.
Fuck that
AI generated recipes
Every AI generated recipe I’ve seen has been fucked up. Either the ratios are wrong, they miss out or add ingredients, give incorrect temps and cook times, etc.
But I guess if you’re terrible at cooking, you wouldn’t notice.
Even human generated recipes are often “wrong”, either actually wrong (like no, garlic doesn’t go into a hot pan with onions that need sweating, they’ll burn) or just wrong from a typo - like saying 1 tablespoon of a strong spice instead of 1 teaspoon.
“I’m sorry Dave, I can’t wash that. This wardrobe is too important for you to jeopardize it.”
According to the first law I cannot allow you to wash that shirt, nor am I allowed, through inaction, to let you wash it elsewhere.
“I’m sorry I can’t answer that sweater question. GE AI devices cannot provide answers that might assume any liability for outcomes. But ask us anything.”
Have we reached and surpassed peak intellectual curiosity? Did we learn nothing from all the “smart” crap of the last decade? Why is this even an idea someone has?
asking your washing machine whether it’s safe to wash a beloved item of clothing on a certain setting
Or just read the damn label on the clothing.
Or you could say to your fridge, “Hey, when am I going to run out of milk?"
Or you could open the damn door and look. It’s not like my fat ass doesn’t need the exercise or know where the fridge is.
Fuck no it isn’t.
Hard pass. I didn’t need a Wi-Fi toaster, I don’t need this either.
PronHub on my refrigerator has been a lifesaver though. That is the pinnacle achievement of a lifetime.
Why are you….? What are you……? Never mind. I don’t want to know.
They are jerking off to the naked people on their refrigerator and sound quite happy about it, so why don’t you keep your prudish thoughts to yourself?
What? I’m shaking the salad dressing?
Dishwashers and toaster ovens are going to become subscription items
Article even threatens that appliances will order parts snd servicing themselves. This shit is insane.
You get 10 wash cycles a month
Jokes on you, I can’t afford them
this format of headline needs to die.
“coming to your appliances” no the hell it’s not it’s coming to appliances on the market. which you can choose to buy, or install the app onto.
feels like fatalist manipulation tactics to subconsciously get you to accept that replacing appliances every two years is normal.
Lol, right?
My microwave was made in 96. Washing machine in 2000.
I mean, it’s Forbes. They probably assume you lease your appliances and have them replaced with the hot new model every 12 Months, or some shit.
