Smart thermostats can sense air quality and carbon monoxide, and even help manage humidity levels within the home. There are smart air conditioners and air purifiers that work to keep the air in your home clean and safe. These systems can even be paired with a smart thermostat to make the process completely automated. The Future of Machine Learning and AI As artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning take over more and more tasks, we'll see BI software become smarter and more useful. In this article I'll cover the ways AI will affect BI in the next few years: The New Wave of AI Advancement AI and machine learning will be everywhere within the next three years, including in business analytics software. The advantage of smart home technology is that users are able to customize their devices and settings to meet their specific needs. You can set your thermostat to adjust its settings according to the time of day or even the number of people in the home. Lights and appliances can also be set to start or stop automatically. As an added bonus, you never have to worry about getting locked out as long as you have access to the internet. These smart locks can also be tied to your monitored security alarm system if you desire. Smart Kitchen Appliances Smart technology is not only limited to the outside of your home. You can make your whole kitchen smart starting from the refrigerator that self regulates and orders groceries on your behalf to helpful ovens that keep you from burning dinner. A computer can do it faster and more efficiently than a human because it doesn't have the same biases, assumptions, or prejudices that humans have. This is especially true when they're trying to make sense of things. Also, computers don t tire and can be trained or instructions to look for specific things that can easily be hidden from the human eye. You can program smart thermostats to turn on or off during certain times of the day or even specific times of the year. Installing smart outlets in the home will also prevent electricity wastage by shutting off TVs and other systems automatically when not in use. There are even smart bulbs that have the ability to be turned off or on during certain times of the day.