To me, the IoT is better than AI, in that it enables broad control mediated by humans (with necessary tooling and programming educations). Whereas AI, on the co

To me, the IoT is better than AI, in that it enables broad control mediated by humans (with necessary tooling and programming educations). Whereas AI, on the contrary, deprives humans from the ability to control things. My uninformed observations on the issue of IoT tech development: * IoT, in order to be useful, needs to form a common infrastructure first. It's obviously useful for TVs to be able to talk to nearby smartphone directly, to offer rich control. However, if the protocol vary between TV, Micro Oven, Fridge, Washer & Dryer, etc. And each brands of these devices also vary. Apparently no one is going to appreciate the results. Worse yet, if they are interfaced through smartphones, the sparse physical form factor offered through phones are going to confuse users all the time, even if they manage to build a common infrastructure and enabled a uniform experience. At the beginning, the experience would definitely be worse than the dedicated and well optimized interfaces offered by the individual devices nowadays (not saying they are satisfactory either). * On the other hand, the manufacturers, in general, is not tech savvy. Nor they are ready to relinquish their hold on their own market segment. And that worry is justified. Once the common infrastructure is built, they'll be at mercy to the ones who own the tech. As obviously, they are not going to be able to gain that capability themselves. IMHO, this is also why IoT is often with 5G. As the 5G community is historically closer to the manufacturers, than the Internet community. And 5G is itself a fairly mature tech, and has even broader application than IoT, so presumably, they can ride the wave and make sure they are not commoditized in the process.