“The most profound technologies are those that disappear. They weave themselves into the fabric of everyday life until they are indistinguishable from it.” - Late Mark Weiser, who was the chief scientist at Xerox PARC.
Digital home that senses for useful actions
Imagine a digital home that proactively but sensibly supports people in their daily lives and provides the needed care for the elderly through human centric technology.
Ambient intelligence (AmI)
Ambient intelligence (AmI) represents the future vision of intelligent computing where explicit input and output devices will not be required; instead sensors and processors will be embedded into everyday devices and the environment will adapt to the user’s needs and desires seamlessly.
AmI and AI
AmI systems, will use the contextual information gathered through these embedded sensors and apply Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques to interpret and anticipate the users’ needs. The technology will be designed to be human centric and easy to use.
Tailored to user preference
AmI is intelligent, pervasive, and intuitive. It does not ask the user but understands the user context. It does not make its presence felt but takes action that is tailored to the user’s preference.
Many technologies at play
AmI is multi-disciplinary and works at the intersection of several technologies including Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Internet of Things (IoT), Pervasive-Ubiquitous Computing, Networks and Human Computer Interaction (HCI).
Action and response
It then decides the next best action and responds back to the user through an intuitively designed natural interface of a smart device.
Challenges with privacy and security
Questions on data usage, privacy and overall security need to be answered more extensively and the systems designed with trust as a foundational layer.