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Using AI to help with your household admin w/ Benjamin

Published 3 weeks ago
Recorded August 24, 2024
Duration 01:16:17
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Learn how Benjamin is using AI integrations with Home Assistant to help organise and manage some of those mundane tasks we all have to do
Chapters
00:01:13 – Benjamin’s Journey with Home Automation
00:04:05 – Challenges and Solutions in Home Automation
00:10:55 – Dashboard Design and Usability
00:22:24 – Voice Assistants in Smart Homes
00:30:44 – Project Highlights and Innovations
00:31:37 – Introduction to Software
00:31:46 – Clock Running Issue
00:32:08 – ESP Home Flexibility
00:33:55 – Mechanical Wristwatch Explanation
00:34:35 – DIY Watch Solutions
00:36:40 – ESP Home Projects
00:41:15 – Home Network Setup
00:45:06 – Home Automation Projects
00:46:35 – Shopping List Automation
00:53:18 – Weekly Wrap and Maintenance Tasks
01:00:19 – Smart Home Management
01:02:38 – Introduction to Home Security and AI Challenges
01:03:39 – Leveraging AI for Home Automation and Cost Management
01:05:09 – Practical Use Cases for AI in Household Management
01:09:51 – Advanced Home Assistant Integrations
01:12:35 – Collaborative Projects and Data Sharing
01:14:35 – Potential of AI and Home Automation

Check out Benjamin’s blog: https://www.smarthusbloggen.no/

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Phil Hawthorne

Phil is a Melbourne based web developer who lives and breathes technology. When he's not at his day job, he’s in his home office attempting to simplify his life through complicated tech.

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Rohan Karamandi

Rohan from Toronto, Canada works in the Technology sector as an architect designing network and datacenter solutions for his customers. His passion for technology stems from there and extends to IoT and home automation

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Benjamin Ulstein

30 year old digital marketer and tech enthusiast from Norway. Engaged and dad of one. Has had home automation as a hobby for about a decade, going from a single Nexa socket to a fully automated home.

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