Artificial Intelligence is revolutionizing business—but how will it transform our home life?
Already the technology is creating incredible new experiences in our downtime. Gamers can explore online worlds where in-game characters behave differently every time they play. AI “trainers” provide personalized workouts based on an individual’s goals and fitness level, analyzing form via smartphone or webcam to suggest improvements. Gardeners tending balcony containers or backyard plots can receive instant tips via camera tracking to help keep plants healthy or install sensors to deliver the right amount of water based on the soil’s moisture content.
“AI is going to transform the way we pursue our hobbies,” states a November 2023 report. “It has the power to enhance personalisation, creativity, learning, and community-building within our leisure activities.”
Most of these developments are made possible by an emerging innovation: generative AI agents, software that oversees complex workflows, applies logic, and evaluates answers. The only limitation in how they’ll transform your downtime is your home internet connection. AI requires fast and stable connectivity to process vast amounts of data, so to harness the true potential of AI, homeowners need superfast internet speeds, like those offered through AT&T Fiber®, which uses fiber-optic lines to transmit data faster than cable. With it you can get premium speeds and ultralow lag to experience how superior connectivity changes everything.
“With AI agents handling the busywork, we can focus more on connecting to our passions,” says Techie Dani, a technology and smart-home reviewer. “This is the future.”
Infinite Video-Game Storylines
For years, open-world games allowed players to navigate rugged landscapes, medieval kingdoms, and interstellar outposts at will. But until now, nonplayer characters (NPCs) were tightly scripted, meaning that their reactions and the resulting gaming scenarios inevitably repeated if you played enough. With generative AI, gaming companies are creating worlds where these NPCs continue to interact without you, generating unique scripts and adding layer upon layer to the virtual world. Every time you play, the game will be different, with novel scenarios and unpredictable outcomes. Nothing will be the same ever again—literally. According to one gaming-industry report, generative AI “could give rise to completely new ways to play.”
To excel within these ever evolving storylines, gamers will need to hone their skills, which is something gen AI agents are beginning to help with, too. Players can use AI to create customized boot camps to refine their abilities, pit them against others according to skill level, and even assist them as they steer through challenging scenarios in real time. “It’s going to change gaming as we know it,” says Seth Dominiak, a professional gamer known as Pack a Puncher to his millions of followers. “You’ll always have an AI agent to talk you through the tough spots.”
Fast, reliable internet like AT&T Fiber is key to unlocking this new era of gaming, because better upload and download speeds mean fewer interruptions to gameplay. “You’re going to need to up your game with AT&T Fiber for low latency so your opponents don’t gain an advantage,” Dominiak says.
Smart Home Revolution
From smart thermostats to fitness trackers, the Internet of Things (IoT) connects our physical and digital worlds, while AI ensures it all runs smoothly. In the future, an AI-powered IoT will transform day-to-day life at home. Forget simple voice prompts. Not only will AI answer your questions, but it will anticipate your needs. “AI agents are going to change the definition of smart homes,” says Techie Dani.
Using sensors inside the house, AI will intuit your preferences and adjust the thermostat to preheat your house on cold days before you come home. It will open smart blinds and turn on lights to wake up the kids for school, recommend dinner based on the food in a smart fridge, and dispatch smart vacuums to clean up messes without you having to lift a finger. It’ll even gauge your mood and cue up your favorite songs to lift your spirits. “Way less stress,” Techie Dani says.
Gen AI agents can only offer these transformational benefits if they’re connected to your home via superfast internet. And with AT&T Fiber, you get the added benefit of AT&T All-Fi™, which delivers more coverage to more corners of your home through AT&T Extended Wi-Fi Coverage service.* And with AT&T ActiveArmor(SM), you get 24/7 advanced security, blocking malicious threats.**
“When you converse with your AI agent about plans for the day, an AT&T Fiber connection will be essential to the conversation,” Techie Dani says.
Perform Like the Pros
Sports fans have long been able to view real-time data analytics during games, but AI will soon take those insights to a new level by crafting customized workouts to emulate them.
During games, a gen AI “coach” will scan plays for essential insights into your favorite athletes’ techniques. If a pass results in a touchdown, for example, AI will analyze the quarterback’s release angle, making connections between effort and outcome. When the game is over, you can go outside with a smart tablet and your AI coach will walk you through the details to perform like the pros do. Afterward it’ll devise customized workouts to improve your overall game, and even tailor those workouts to help you emulate your favorite players from seasons past.
“A piece of advice I give to any aspiring quarterback is to pick one of the greats to model your game on,” says Drew Lock, a pro quarterback. “The future of AI can make learning from the greats a whole lot easier.”
Using a gen AI coach to help you unlike your own personal hero mode will require superfast internet during the game and extended Wi-Fi coverage. With AT&T Fiber and Extended Wi-Fi coverage, you can extend All-Fi coverage up to 5,000 square feet inside a home with mesh extender technology. “With everyone tuned in, you’re gonna want AT&T Fiber for consistent fast speeds at peak times,” Lock says.*** “We all want to be our own player—and you’ll get there faster by learning from guys who’ve been doing it a long time.”
AT&T Fiber: Limited availability in select areas. Call or go to att.com/fiber to see if you qualify.
* AT&T Wi-Fi Extended Coverage service. $10/mo for up to five extenders at the sole discretion of AT&T.
**Guards against known threats only. Requires Smart Home Manager app. Security features must be enabled.
***Based on wired connection to gateway.
