"Until now, the smart home was all about the connectivity of smart devices, but with the emergence of generative AI, it's time to move to the next chapter," LG's chief engineer of smart home, Daejong Kang, told The Verge in an interview. "Until now, we've been talking about technical readiness. Now, we are ready to provide solutions."
Kang says its new ThinQ ON hub will power these solutions using voice control and generative AI. With Matter, Thread, Zigbee, and Wi-Fi connectivity on board, the new hub is also a smart speaker with a built-in voice assistant called the AI Agent. The voice assistant is just in the hub for now, but Kang said it will come to more LG appliances.
Powered by LG's artificial intelligence, which it calls "Affectionate Intelligence," the AI Agent should be able to learn from your usage patterns, monitor your appliances, and allow for voice control of connected devices.
"It can understand the circumstances in the home and control things depending on your condition and living situation, making the smart home experience more intuitive and personalized."
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