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So is IKEA turning into an AI company by deploying billions of new control sensors in a giant time series network?
by AndrewKemendo 3y ago
So is IKEA turning into an AI company by deploying billions of new control sensors in a giant time series network?
- nerdponx 3y agoMaybe not AI, but certainly it's a great way to make a side business as a data company. > detect opening doors and windows, motion indoors and out If these devices are sending that data back to Ikea, they're surely planning to monetize it somehow.
- exar0815 3y agoExcept they don't. They are ZigBee-Devices - which means they connect to your Local Hub, no matter what manufacturer. Now, what the Hub does is something else, but NOT controlled by IKEA . Also, the IKEA the Hub does not need any Internet Connection at all to work. Also, it seems like they did their homework. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/371121017_Security_Assessment_of_IKEA_Smart_Home_Products https://www.researchgate.net/publication/371121017_Security_... I am all for shitting on BigCo when they do something bad. But when someone does something right, it's just fair to point that out too.
- Toutouxc 3y agoThese devices are Zigbee, IKEA has been selling those for years. They can’t send data to IKEA, because they can’t send data anywhere, except the rest of your Zigbee mesh.
- nickthegreek 3y agoIts rare to find a company like IKEA that are only releasing home automation where you DONT have to worry about being spied on.
- JacobThreeThree 3y agoNo, didn't you read the article? They're 'democratizing' the smart home.
- bmicraft 3y agoI do have to say, I really, really hate that word. Not once have I seen it used correctly - for anything other than to promote a product that's $5 cheaper than the competition.