27 Nov 2024

Feature interview: how to be smart about smart homes

From Afternoons, 3:10 pm on 27 November 2024

Technology is now all over our homes, with cameras on door bells, and refrigerators that keep shopping lists.  Our homes may be getting smarter, but are we asks trend forecaster and author Karen Rosenkranz. She says all these automated, artificial intelligence guided appliances are actually disempowering.  A little bit of discomfort rather than just convenience, can actually strengthen our resilience. She makes the case for getting smarter about smart homes.

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