Artificial intelligence, hardware and financial technology are the focus after CES 2024 in Las Vegas
It's no surprise that the world's biggest consumer tech event reflects the ways in which AI is becoming increasingly ubiquitous.
Companies in the list Fortune 500 They often fill the consumer electronics show with recurring improvements in mobility and entertainment-related devices like autonomous driving and luxury virtual reality goggles. He CES 2024 Fueled by a software breakthrough that blew the imagination of fintech investors: Artificial intelligence.
Not surprisingly, 2023 is an exceptional year after all Creative AIThis year's CES, the world's largest consumer tech event, reflected some of the ways in which AI is rising and becoming more ubiquitous, especially when it comes to tech hardware.
Take, for example, the R1 cellular device, one of the attractions of CES 2024. Created by AI Rabbit, the R1 is a kind of hybrid between a voice assistant, a smartphone and a super app. R1's proprietary software uses a new large-scale action model to execute services on the user's behalf (imagine your voice commanding your phone to order you a cheeseburger, remove red-eye from one of your photos). Travel to the airport through a single interface without the need to log in, just to give you an idea).
Regardless of R1's adoption or ultimate success, The technology that powers it proves a transformative paradigm shiftIt moves away from application-based operating systems and toolbox-type protocols Smartphones To access the entire universe of technical services without an interface.
For fintech enthusiasts and investors like myself, the intersection of AI and hardware is very relevant in the world of risk management. Amidst the trend of smart home technology and IoT devices in home insurance (sensors, cameras and connected devices used to improve security, identify and mitigate risk), AI-driven health-related hardware has the same potential to move customers and insurers from the world of risk transfer towards preventative services.
Similarly, in commercial real estate, the infusion of AI into IoT smart building hardware promises to make buildings finally „smart” and not simply loaded with sensors.
The company I invested in, Poppy, making significant advances in applying AI to aerosol and indoor air quality sensor data. The HVAC industry plays an important role in human health as it supplies air to the indoor world we live in for 90% of our lives. Since the majority of any building's energy consumption comes from its heating, ventilation and air conditioning system, these systems have real potential for energy and cost savings.
Product line PoppyIt includes both installed home IoT sensors and AI-powered wearables for HVAC professionals that take it all into account, instantly and continuously measuring airflow for air quality protection, occupant well-being, energy savings and regulatory compliance.
Doing so can control several dangerous variables: wildfire smoke penetration, harmful particle count data, and adequate ventilation for virus spread. Specifically, Poppy's machine learning APIs can understand complex patterns in submicron particle sensor data, so they can predict and calculate HVAC measurements with a level of accuracy comparable to expert human performance.
Within the same sector, similar companies Siemens They made progress in using AI in climate controls to adjust the comfort of the occupants. Add to that AI-infused smart sensor hardware, and we have the ability to impact climate goals, balance sheets, and human health on a global scale more than any other type of hardware. These are powerful examples that illustrate the profound impact AI hardware will have not only on new devices, but also on transforming traditional industries.
CES 2024 heralded the arrival of an era of supercharged AI hardware. But as we continue to see the rapid deployment of new tech products for consumers and businesses, it's important to look beyond the gadgets to a deeper relevance: These fundamental AI technologies will inevitably replace some of the products and services humans are familiar with.
* With information Forbes US.
