Having decided to build a cyber-valet, it's probably a good idea to think about what such an assistant would be - which, in the case of something that is entirely servile, is probably synonymous with what it does. Zuck's Facebook post mentions a few things:
Controlling the lights and temperature in his house
Watching his daughter’s room for hazards
Admitting guests based on facial recognition.
The...
Input, control and automation
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Tuesday, 5 January 2016
Building a home AI: Introduction
Another year, another press release from Mark Zuckerberg's PR team, this time listing his New Year's resolutions. One of these is to build "a simple AI" to run his home and help with his work, à la Jarvis from Iron Man. Being fantastically lazy myself, I have often wished for such an assistant, digital or otherwise, and I thought that a pleasant project for this year might be to attempt its creation,...