Ambient intelligence

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Ambient intelligence (AmI) is a term used in computing to refer to electronic environments that are sensitive to the presence of people. The term is generally applied to consumer electronics, telecommunications, and computing.

Ambient intelligence is intended to enable devices to work in concert with people in carrying out their everyday activities in an intuitive way, by using information and intelligence hidden in the network connecting these devices. An example of ambient intelligence is the Internet of Things (IoT). A typical context of the ambient intelligence environment is the home, but it may also be workspaces (offices, co-working), public spaces (based on technologies such as smart streetlights), and hospital environments.^[1]

The concept of ambient intelligence was originally developed in the late 1990s by Eli Zelkha and his team at Palo Alto Ventures for the 2010–2020 time frame.^[2][3][4][5] Developers theorise that as devices grow smaller, more connected, and more integrated into human environments, the technological framework behind them will disappear into the surroundings until only the user interface remains perceivable by people.