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Tired of AI, people are committing to the analog lifestyle (edition.cnn.com)

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With our homes and lives swarming with AI-powered devices, assistants and chatbots, a backlash is brewing.

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[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I buy privacy respecting smart shit

I have smart lights, but they operate off a radio (not wifi) in my house. That radio is connected to my home server, that I fully control. There's also physical switches on the wall to control them, which IMO is absolutely mandatory.

I'm a massive nerd tho so I don't expect the setup to be viable for most. Although I think Home Assistant are selling the servers as little ready made kits with the radio and all nowadays. But I'd still recommend some tech proficiency.

Plus my bedroom fan, my TVs, my robovac, etc all controlled locally through my server.

I fully concede it's all unnecessary tho it's just my hobby and there are some benefits. My lights slowly get dimmer and more yellow the later it gets. I have a little button on my nightstand that turns on/off my bedside lamp or I can double click it to toggle the overhead light. I can toggle lights from my phone without getting off the couch. It's nice.