Thriller on ARD on 15.12. "The House"

  • Erstellt am 2021-12-10 22:04:43

In der Ruine

2021-12-13 14:07:52
  • #1
I completely agree with you. The technology is there, the connections are there, but the human-AI interface is severely lacking. I tried to configure six smart plugs for the Christmas lights on Alexa. It is "under all pig." Why only this fiddly app? No proper software for the PC. Many unused possibilities because the Alexa app and others simply offer minimal options.
 

Mycraft

2021-12-13 14:16:23
  • #2
This is because Alexa's core competencies (and those of other voice assistants) do not lie in the field of Smart Home but in marketing. But it is basically like in the 90s with PCs—hardly anyone knew much about them, but everyone wanted one.
 

In der Ruine

2021-12-13 14:19:50
  • #3
And annoying. Why does every command have to be repeated in detail and why can't I turn that off? I can't be the only one who's annoyed by that, can I?
 

Mycraft

2021-12-13 14:24:45
  • #4
No, you are not the only one. But many come to terms with it because they simply don’t know anything else or think it has to be that way and Alexa/Siri/Google is "cool". Welcome to the world of voice assistants.

I also always find it funny in videos of owners showing off their little darlings. I always wonder how many attempts they needed to get everything perfect for the camera :)
 

Hangman

2021-12-13 14:52:37
  • #5


Well, after 35 years in IT, I've heard enough promises of salvation to appreciate the advantages of a carriage ;)

I actually lack the imagination to envision where there would be any "smart" need in a run-of-the-mill house: heating runs continuously, ventilation likewise, domestic hot water preparation with a daytime time program (because of photovoltaics), shading passively via architecture (useful roof overhangs, etc.), and loading the washing machine/dishwasher is manual anyway – I can just start them quickly when they're full. We don't have any more technology than that. I could automate blinds, but they’re all still gathering dust in the original packaging because there has been no need so far (granted: small house, rainy summer :rolleyes:). Yes, well, I "have to" switch the lights manually, but I don’t find that too burdensome either.

System-internal optimizations, of course, make sense. For example, weather-controlled and return flow-regulated heating, forecast-based charging (photovoltaics), or, if you like, a scavenger hood fan controlled by cooking fumes or demand-based (garden) watering. These systems are already standard today, and you don’t need an overarching layer called smart home for that.
 

Myrna_Loy

2021-12-13 15:08:37
  • #6
I am glad to have a completely stupid home. I can barely keep up with the software updates at work. Or the procurement of spare parts or work arounds because a system is no longer compatible with newer variants. One would always be just a new smartphone away from a technical disaster.
 

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