Is Josh.Ai the Next Big Thing in Smart Home Automation?

Bring Intuitive and Scalable Voice Control Into Your Luxury Home 

Over the past decade, the biggest innovation in smart home technology has been voice control. It started with the rise of Amazon Alexa and other smart speakers in subsequent years that came out to compete with it. According to MarTech, one in four adults in the United States owns a smart speaker. On top of that, many devices like soundbars, thermostats, and lights now have built-in voice-control functionalities. 

The problem is these devices are made for ease of use and installation, not expansive functionality. When Josh.ai was first introduced in 2015, its main goal was to figure out how to integrate voice control into luxury smart homes. It did that by focusing on three things: allowing you to speak naturally with the system, integrating with a wide range of devices and smart home control platforms, and placing a premium on privacy. 

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Optimal Voice Control With Intuitive Commands 

Reliably getting smart speakers to understand your commands is still a challenge a full decade into their existence. Josh.ai faced this problem head on by delivering effortless, hands-free control and intuitive interaction with a smart home environment. It offers greater context and complexity than its Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant counterparts. 

It uses natural language processing to let you issue commands in plain language and understands synonyms and unique dialects. Plus, you're able to do multiple commands in one sentence. One of the coolest things about Josh is that it understands contextual demands. It knows what room you are in and will manage the technology inside it without you having to specifically say, "Josh, turn on the Bathroom lights." 

Never Worry About Where Your Information is Going

Many luxury homeowners are hesitant to integrate voice control due to privacy concerns. Josh.ai bet on the fact that people would be willing to pay more for a system that never shares their information with outside parties. It uses local processing instead of relying on the cloud to reduce the risk of data breaches or unauthorized access to your voice recordings.

The key there is unauthorized access. The big elephant in the room with most voice assistants is that they willingly give away your data and sell it to companies for marketing purposes, which is why their products come at a cheaper price. Josh.ai will never sell your information. It allows you to turn off microphones and choose how often to delete data in your system. The result is greater peace of mind without sacrificing functionality. 

Voice Control for a Luxury Home Automation System 

Finally, smart speakers often work best as standalone systems linked to a handful of devices. What happens if you're in a home with hundreds of smart devices from various brands? Josh.ai works with major brands like Control4, Lutron, and Savant to integrate lighting, audio, security, and climate under one easy-to-use solution. 

By working with a certified Josh.ai dealer, you'll get custom commands and scenes, an easy-to-use app set up along with your voice control framework, and ongoing software updates to add new features and improvements. If we integrate a home automation platform like Control4, we can scale your system to include up to 100 devices or more. 

Are you curious about enhancing your smart home with Josh.ai? Call us or fill out our contact form to learn how to take advantage of Josh.ai’s top features.