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Re: Using ChatGPT for home automation

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Post by syntaxing »

kingo55 wrote: post #95
syntaxing wrote: post #78

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Hmm do you have a node red template? Never used it so confused how to set this up. Is it voice activated?

It activates upon certain activities or at every hour - I haven't thought about voice activation though. Here's an export and screenshot of the flow (these links will expire in 2 weeks): https://pastes.io/5dfmorqw1d https://ibb.co/gF55h46 I use a few custom "nodes" to make it easy to query and parse the response though: * node-red-contrib-string * node-red-contrib-custom-chatgpt * node-red-contrib-home-assistant-webs…

Thanks for the detailed explanation! Gonna give it a go this weekend.

Re: Using ChatGPT for home automation

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Post by netsharc »

kingo55 wrote: post #102
netsharc wrote: post #58

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A video of these conditions and the resulting colors would be nice. I wonder if the limited amount of variables mean one could just ask ChatGPT to generate a one-time lookup table of colors and store them locally. But it's interesting to see that an LLM can be a "color designer".

I like the idea of storing the colours locally - better for privacy too! Definitely a novelty factor that AI is "designing" my apartment's colours. Here's a snapshot of how it works in my office - bedroom and living room have similar setups and draw from the same colours: https://ibb.co/ysxY3Lf https://ibb.co/9VgYVTb And details on the setup in Node Red/Home Assistant: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36018291 Pr…

I realize now, instead of a lookup table, ChatGPT could probably generate a piece of code that considers those inputs (so e.g. temperature, time of day/weekday, cloud cover); and output colors.

Re: Using ChatGPT for home automation

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Post by kingo55 »

netsharc wrote: post #112
kingo55 wrote: post #102

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I like the idea of storing the colours locally - better for privacy too! Definitely a novelty factor that AI is "designing" my apartment's colours. Here's a snapshot of how it works in my office - bedroom and living room have similar setups and draw from the same colours: https://ibb.co/ysxY3Lf https://ibb.co/9VgYVTb And details on the setup in Node Red/Home Assistant: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36018291 Pr…

I realize now, instead of a lookup table, ChatGPT could probably generate a piece of code that considers those inputs (so e.g. temperature, time of day/weekday, cloud cover); and output colors.

Brilliant idea. I hadn't thought of that, but it would save me some API quota and give me a little more control over the outcome.

I might struggle matching colours to the music playing a little, but there are so many other factors that it probably doesn't matter.

Re: Using ChatGPT for home automation

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Post by micromacrofoot »

b112 wrote: post #103
micromacrofoot wrote: post #73

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versus what happens now, you scream “fucking help me” and just die anyway

No, currently sprinkler control is handled by dumb, automated equipment, along with sensors for the alarm company, along with a human calling. Additionally, it was a comment on the current state of AI, which is far less reliable than people seem to believe.

We're a far ways off from replacing sprinkler logic with AI, you're kind of mashing together building code with home automation. Most homes don't have sprinkler systems unless they're in large buildings that mandate it, and in those cases they're never controlled by individual occupants but a centralized detection system. Building code lags behind consumer technology quite far, with good reason.

Re: Using ChatGPT for home automation

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Post by bee_rider »

lostdog wrote: post #87
ojosilva wrote: post #82

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This is the new Godwin's law: the longer a thread about AI grows, the higher the probability of a comparison to Skynet, Matrix, HAL etc popping up. I would also like to add Wall-e to this memetic set of movies. In Wall-e, AI is an enabler of our own destructiveness, humans are enslaved by AI willfully, AI is empowered so that humans can graze away on nihilistic screens.

Lecun's law: Every discussion about AI eventually results in someone catastrophizing about an evil AI taking over, despite having no argument for why an evil, omnipotent AI is likely to ever exist.

We trained the AI on samples of writing from the internet, which includes a lot of fiction, which includes a lot of evil AIs. So, I’m surprised it doesn’t start producing evil sounding text as soon as it “finds out” that it is an AI.

Re: Using ChatGPT for home automation

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Post by b112 »

micromacrofoot wrote: post #114
b112 wrote: post #103

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No, currently sprinkler control is handled by dumb, automated equipment, along with sensors for the alarm company, along with a human calling. Additionally, it was a comment on the current state of AI, which is far less reliable than people seem to believe.

We're a far ways off from replacing sprinkler logic with AI, you're kind of mashing together building code with home automation. Most homes don't have sprinkler systems unless they're in large buildings that mandate it, and in those cases they're never controlled by individual occupants but a centralized detection system. Building code lags behind consumer technology quite far, with good reason.

Unless you are a startup, and unless sprinklers aren't required in the building code, and are optional.. such as in my area.

But you see, it was a joke, which illustrates my frustration with all this chatgpt blather. And as with many jokes, it has a point.

That is, that this tech is wildly unreliable for any use requiring decisions, yet people are working with it, as if it is.

And "bad things" will be the result.

Re: Using ChatGPT for home automation

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Post by micromacrofoot »

b112 wrote: post #116
micromacrofoot wrote: post #114

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We're a far ways off from replacing sprinkler logic with AI, you're kind of mashing together building code with home automation. Most homes don't have sprinkler systems unless they're in large buildings that mandate it, and in those cases they're never controlled by individual occupants but a centralized detection system. Building code lags behind consumer technology quite far, with good reason.

Unless you are a startup, and unless sprinklers aren't required in the building code, and are optional.. such as in my area. But you see, it was a joke , which illustrates my frustration with all this chatgpt blather. And as with many jokes, it has a point. That is, that this tech is wildly unreliable for any use requiring decisions, yet people are working with it, as if it is. And "bad things" will be the result.

I'm not aware of anyone that's using chatGPT in life or death situations? though maybe I'm just unaware. These types of situations are usually heavily regulated (varies by jurisdiction). A home with a sprinkler system would still be mandated to meet fire code when it comes to smoke detectors, fire exits, and other traditional safety methods. Seems like the blather is coming from both ends.
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