[Editorial] Embracing the Future of Smarter Homes with AI for Easier Living

In today’s fast-paced world, our homes have become more than just living spaces; they are also sanctuaries for us to rest, recharge, and spend time with our families and loved ones. At Samsung, we are committed to enhancing lives with connected digital appliances and smart devices, so that we spend less time doing busy work, and more time doing what we want.

Insights from a recent Smart Home and Home Appliance study[1] we conducted among consumers in Australia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam affirm that while the concept of a Smart Home is already widely known, there is still room to make full use of this technology at home. Three of the key benefits that we found consumers are interested in include:

• Having better control of their connected appliances for peace of mind (72%);
• Taking advantage of energy optimization features to help save both time and money (61%)
• Simplifying chores at home for better productivity (54%).

Optimized Living with AI

The advent of technologies like AI has made all of this possible and much simpler with in-built AI features across our various connected digital appliances and smart devices that are designed to enrich the lives of consumers. This is particularly useful for consumers in our Southeast Asia and Oceania (SEAO) region whom we have found to value home appliances that are able to help them monitor and save on energy usage, automate chores to free up their time, as well as having smart features for better management of their connected appliances.

For example, when it comes to tracking energy usage of appliances in the home, being able to integrate insights into a single viewing pane using SmartThings Energy can help improve how consumers better see and control their usage. This in turn translates into tangible cost savings; this is particularly important as many of our customers within the SEAO region are also grappling with increased energy costs and higher daily living expenses[2].

Our users can take advantage of AI Energy Mode[3] in select refrigerator[4], room air-conditioner and washing machine which users can activate easily via the SmartThings app to save energy. The app also lets users conveniently set energy usage goals and receive notifications when the target for the month has been reached.

At the same time, Samsung is also enabling our users to make conscious choices about their consumption habits.

Easier Living with the Rise of Personal Home Assistants

Today, AI has permeated our everyday lives, seamlessly integrating with innovative technologies like smart cameras and voice control. These advancements have transformed household appliances into effective companions that work in tandem to enhance living experiences, making it no surprise that tech-savvy consumers[5] connect to an average of 3.7 devices at home, with the top connected devices being smartphones, TVs, refrigerators and washing machines.

Consumers can tap into Samsung’s intuitive and connected ecosystem for an easier cooking process easier from start to finish. When it comes to ideating recipes and buying ingredients, SmartThings Food lets you conveniently create and check a list of the food in your refrigerator anytime and anywhere, while recommending personalized recipes.

Cleaning elsewhere in the home, too, becomes a more efficient affair thanks to intelligent Bespoke Jet Bot Combo Steam, which powers features like AI Floor Detect[6] that identifies different floor types and automatically decides when its mop should activated for cleaning.  Simply put, you can let the washing machine and robot cleaner do their jobs, without having to worry if you’ve enabled the right settings.

The Smart Home Revolution Starts Now

The future of smarter homes is here, and it’s designed to make our lives easier, more enjoyable, and with less environmental impact. Samsung is leading the way in this exciting evolution, providing innovative solutions that transform the way we live, and for the better. With technologies like AI, effortless living can truly be a reality.

[1] The Samsung IFC Smart Home AI Use Case Study was conducted in February 2024, with 1,212 survey participants, aged 22-55, from four countries: Singapore (293 respondents), Australia (268 respondents), Thailand (289 respondents) and Vietnam (362 respondents).

[2] According to an internal study conducted with 1296 participants from Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand and Australia, and focus groups with 24 respondents from Singapore and Vietnam.

[3] Available on Android and iOS devices. A Wi-Fi connection and a Samsung account are required.

[4] Applicable to selected AI refrigerator models only.

[5] Tech-savvy consumers are defined as consumers who have stated that they are ‘neutral’ to ‘very interested’ in Smart Home technology based on the Samsung IFC Smart Home AI Use Case Study conducted in February 2024.

[6] SmartThings Labs delivers new features designed for consumer convenience. Key functionality of the Deep Clean feature such as the distance or accuracy of contamination recognition may vary. Stained areas are identified as solid color spots, such as dried fruit juice stains, that are 4 x 4 cm or larger. Stained area identification may vary depending on the size of the stain or floor conditions, such as floor pattern. Stained area recognition must be enabled in advance via the SmartThings app. Requires a Wi-Fi connection and a Samsung account. Based on a model trained using a pre-defined dataset and may contain incomplete or inaccurate data. New datasets may be introduced to our deep learning models from time to time to enhance the model’s accuracy.

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