Instead of using AI to steal jobs and intellectual property from artists, they should use it to design a smoke alarm that can tell the difference between “the house is on fire” and “dad’s heating up tortillas on the stovetop again”
@SteveCarll67 It's a serious nuisance. There are detectors that are claimed to be able to do that, but I've never seen used.
There also needs to be a convenient way to silence them for five minutes while you air out the kitchen, so people don't take out the batteries and not not bother putting them back.
I'm thinking connect the smoke detector to a temporary silence button in easy reach on the wall.
@AlphaCentauri @SteveCarll67 Maybe a timed button that reset itself in case you forget.
@Coctaanatis @SteveCarll67
Yeah, that's what I'm thinking. It stays off five minutes, then it reactivates automatically.
We have one that does that, but it requires finding the broom and using the handle to push the button on the device up on the ceiling. It needs to be much more convenient than removing the batteries.
@AlphaCentauri @SteveCarll67 I haven't experienced that. It seems like a smoke alarm should be able to tell the difference.
@Coctaanatis @SteveCarll67
The ones we've had were dual-mode, detecting gas but also detecting anything floating in the air blocking a light beam, as that could be smoke.
Having windows open on a fall night in Philadelphia when it's humid and the temperature drops is enough to set them off.
@AlphaCentauri @Coctaanatis @SteveCarll67
The one in my house does this...
@Coctaanatis @SteveCarll67
Ideally, there would be an anticipatory mode, for small apartments where opening the bathroom door after a shower sets off the smoke alarm.