Josh.ai Reveals The Next Generation of Control — The Industry’s First GPT Powered Home
With the launch of JoshGPT, Josh.ai becomes the only smart home platform to offer clients access to the power of generative AI. The reveal of Josh Remote and a suite of new software features further advance Josh.ai’s capabilities as a complete control system.
DENVER — June 27, 2023 — Josh.ai continues expanding and evolving the power of artificial intelligence in the home with the launch of JoshGPT. All Josh.ai users are now able to enjoy industry-leading custom integration capabilities along with an unmatched generative assistant to help answer questions across any topic.
With the availability of Josh Remote, dealers are able to install Josh.ai as the primary interface for clients to interact with in their homes. Between the intuitive Josh App, location-aware Josh Micro and Nano microphones, and hand-held Josh Remote — Josh.ai is positioned as more than a voice add-on, it is the industry’s only multifaceted control system. Josh Remote ships with a customized software experience, exclusively available to Josh.ai dealers. Out of the box, Josh Remote has been upgraded with a software package that simplifies installation and provides clients with a dedicated Josh.ai experience for every TV in their home.
Josh.ai installers will enjoy a host of new software features in their arsenal for greater contextual awareness and programming flexibility for any project. The debut of Intelligent Areas groups commonly associated rooms and devices together through a new System Setup page that easily organizes a property’s floor plan. Device Defaults allows for Room Customization to offer the ultimate in personalized experiences with the ability to dictate presets when a room is turned on and off.
“Our mission at Josh.ai has always been to build the ultimate interface for simple, private, and magical experiences in the smart home. We are proud to introduce Intelligent Areas, System Setup, and Room Customization as innovative features that represent the culmination of feedback from our network of more than 1,400 certified dealers,” said Alex Capecelatro, CEO Josh.ai. “I am excited to empower our dealers with Josh Remote as a hand-held control offering and to transform the landscape of AI-powered assistance with JoshGPT. As the first company to offer the convenience of hands-free access to generative AI, Josh.ai is delivering a supercharged assistant at home and on-the-go for our clients.”
JoshGPT:
With JoshGPT, all Josh.ai voice and app interfaces are introducing a new dimension to the intelligent living experience. Leveraging Josh Micro and Nano as contextually aware far-field microphones, clients can naturally talk to JoshGPT like a friend that is standing by. From the Josh App, customers can tap on the voice button or text commands to access the power of JoshGPT from anywhere. Whether a user would like to control their connected devices, learn more about the things they already love, or discover new possibilities that they never imagined, the potential is limitless!
Josh.ai clients can seamlessly combine natural home control and dynamic assistance in a single request, like:
“OK Josh, can you turn on the kitchen lights and tell me a quick recipe for chicken enchiladas?”
While other mass market products provide anecdotal information in response to queries, JoshGPT stands apart by leveraging the full potential of generative AI. Clients are able to have conversational interactions with JoshGPT so that their questions are not only answered, but they also receive insightful clarifications and conversational feedback. Whether a user is looking for nearby restaurant recommendations, curious about the inspiration behind their favorite songs, or wants help planning the logistics of their upcoming vacation, JoshGPT generates tailored and engaging responses.
Josh Remote:
Josh Remote’s sleek handheld touch screen adds a complementary interface to Josh.ai systems that is complete with a dedicated “Speak to Josh” microphone icon. Clients giving voice commands through Josh Remote will experience the same contextual awareness that they enjoy with their Josh.ai microphones. While other remotes are dedicated to cable, satellite, or streaming navigation, Josh Remote empowers users to speak freely. Clients can access JoshGPT and control their whole home with deep-linking across video services via commands like:
“Dim the theater lights, close the blackouts everywhere, and can you recommend some movies similar to Top Gun?
Like magic, Josh.ai capably adjusts the lights, closes the home’s blackout shades, and provides a detailed list of movie recommendations.
Once a video zone is activated with a voice command, automated scene, or another remote, the intuitively designed Josh Remote interface tracks the state accordingly. An adaptive button profile updates based on the source so that the Josh Remote interface always accurately reflects the control capabilities of the current input. Clients can also personalize their remote interface with a unique background image, by adding or removing the voice button, and configuring quick access to up to eight custom scenes.
Intelligent Areas:
For example:
Josh.ai now understands that while a thermostat might be installed in the Living Room, it also controls the temperature in the Kitchen and the rest of the rooms in a larger Great Room area. When a Josh Micro or Nano that is within the Great Room receives a command like, “Hey Josh, I’m cold,” it will know to activate the thermostat applicable to the proper area.
System Setup:
To facilitate its Intelligent Areas rollout, Josh.ai is launching its System Setup page to provide installers an efficient tool for configuring rooms and devices within their respective areas. The interface has been designed with programmer feedback, enabling complicated properties and floor plans to be mapped efficiently for the most natural user experience possible. For partners that are used to Lutron’s nesting structure, Josh.ai will capture data similarly and decrease the need to redo any system programming.
Device Defaults for Room Customization:
When a client has requested to turn off a room, Josh.ai has traditionally powered off all active devices. However, some projects require a more tailored experience. Device Defaults provides programmers with the means to preset exactly what should happen when a user gives a room-level on or off command. No matter what language structure a client uses, Josh.ai will initiate the room’s customized preset.
About Josh.ai
Founded in 2015, Josh.ai is a Denver based company creating platforms and products that enable true natural interaction with technology in everyday life. With a focus on AI, machine learning, and intuitive design, the mission at Josh.ai is to transform how we live in our environments. To learn more about how Josh.ai powers simple, private, and magical smart home experiences, visit www.josh.ai or email hello@josh.ai.
