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* The kitchen page lists ''"Analyzing"'', ''"Optimizing"'', ''"Adapting"'', and ''"Listening and responding in real time for seamless living"''; that page does not state that any kitchen appliance contains a microphone or records audio in the home.<ref name="lg-kitchen">{{Cite web |title=Kitchen Reinvented with LG AI Core-Tech |url=https://www.lg.com/global/lg-ai-core-tech/kitchen/ |website=LG Electronics |date=2024-12-01 |access-date=2026-06-19}}</ref>

~~<gallery mode="packed" heights="200" caption="LG's own AI marketing pages">~~

[[File:LG washing machine Affectionate Intelligence.png|thumb|center|upright=2.8|LG's AI Core-Tech washing machine page brands its appliances ''"Affectionate Intelligence"'', an ''"empathetic and caring AI"''.<ref name="lg-washer" />]]

File:LG washing machine Affectionate Intelligence.png|LG's AI Core-Tech washing machine page brands its appliances ''"Affectionate Intelligence"'', an ''"empathetic and caring AI"''.<ref name="lg-washer" />

File:LG AI Home physical and emotional life patterns.png|LG's AI Home page says its smart devices are ''"optimized to learn and analyze your physical and emotional life patterns"''.<ref name="lg-aihome" />

[[File:LG AI Home physical and emotional life patterns.png|thumb|center|upright=2.8|LG's AI Home page says its smart devices are ''"optimized to learn and analyze your physical and emotional life patterns"''.<ref name="lg-aihome" />]]

File:LG ThinQ ON listens and senses.png|LG's AI Home page says the ThinQ ON hub ''"listens to your commands and sense the surroundings"''.<ref name="lg-aihome" />

File:LG AI Home mobility behavior and emotions.png|In LG's AI Home mobility section, the company says that while a user is driving, ''"LG AI syncs with your ready-to-connect devices elsewhere, detects your surroundings, and understands your behavior and emotions."''<ref name="lg-aihome" />

[[File:LG ThinQ ON listens and senses.png|thumb|center|upright=2.8|LG's AI Home page says the ThinQ ON hub ''"listens to your commands and sense the surroundings"''.<ref name="lg-aihome" />]]

File:LG kitchen AI listening and responding.png|LG's AI Core-Tech kitchen page lists ''"Listening and responding in real time for seamless living"'' among its AI behaviors.<ref name="lg-kitchen" />

~~</gallery>~~

[[File:LG AI Home smart sensing.png|thumb|center|upright=2.8|Under the Home Automation tab of LG's AI Home page, ''"Smart sensing"'' describes ''"Detecting temperature, humidity, air quality, and occupancy"'' so devices ''"intuitively optimize performance to match your preferences."''<ref name="lg-aihome" />]]

[[File:LG AI Home AI TV.png|thumb|center|upright=2.8|LG's AI Home page markets an ''"LG AI TV that recognizes you, adapts to you, and cares for you."''<ref name="lg-aihome" />]]

[[File:LG AI Home voice assistant.png|thumb|center|upright=2.8|LG's AI Home page markets an AI Voice Assistant to ''"Control and manage your devices with just your voice."''<ref name="lg-aihome" />]]

[[File:LG AI Home Voice ID.png|thumb|center|upright=2.8|LG's AI Home page lists a per-user ''"AI Voice ID"'' available on its OLED, QNED, NanoCell, and UHD televisions.<ref name="lg-aihome" />]]

[[File:LG AI Home mobility behavior and emotions.png|thumb|center|upright=2.8|In LG's AI Home mobility section, the company says that while a user is driving, ''"LG AI syncs with your ready-to-connect devices elsewhere, detects your surroundings, and understands your behavior and emotions."''<ref name="lg-aihome" />]]

[[File:LG kitchen AI analyzing optimizing adapting.png|thumb|center|upright=2.8|LG's AI Core-Tech kitchen page lists ''"Analyzing"'', ''"Optimizing"'', and ''"Adapting"'' as the behaviors of its connected appliances.<ref name="lg-kitchen" />]]

[[File:LG kitchen AI listening and responding.png|thumb|center|upright=2.8|LG's AI Core-Tech kitchen page lists ''"Listening and responding in real time for seamless living"'' among its AI behaviors.<ref name="lg-kitchen" />]]

Cameras and on-device AI appear in LG's higher-end appliances:

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* Not everything LG labels ''"AI"'' involves listening: the AI DD washing machine's feature measures the load, ''"individually analyze[s] the weight and fabric type of your laundry"'', and activates ''"when the load is under 3kg."''<ref name="lg-washer" />

[[File:LG SIGNATURE CES 2026 internal camera ThinQ Food.png|thumb|center|upright=2.4|LG's CES 2026 press release says the LG SIGNATURE refrigerator's ThinQ Food feature ''"uses an internal camera to help identify ingredients"''.<ref name="ces2026" />]]

[[File:LG SIGNATURE CES 2026 internal camera ThinQ Food.png|thumb|center|upright=2.8|LG's CES 2026 press release says the LG SIGNATURE refrigerator's ThinQ Food feature ''"uses an internal camera to help identify ingredients"''.<ref name="ces2026" />]]

[[File:LG SIGNATURE CES 2026 Gourmet AI oven.png|thumb|center|upright=2.8|LG's CES 2026 press release describes ''"Gourmet AI, which uses an AI camera inside the oven to identify more than 85 dishes"''.<ref name="ces2026" />]]

[[File:LG SIGNATURE CES 2026 refrigerator LLM.png|thumb|center|upright=2.8|LG's CES 2026 press release says the LG SIGNATURE refrigerator is ''"Equipped with conversational AI based on Large Language Model (LLM) technology"''.<ref name="ces2026" />]]

[[File:LG washer AI DD analyze laundry.png|thumb|center|upright=2.8|LG's AI Core-Tech washing machine page says AI DD machines ''"individually analyze the weight and fabric type of your laundry."''<ref name="lg-washer" />]]

[[File:LG washer AI DD under 3kg.png|thumb|center|upright=2.8|On LG's AI Core-Tech washing machine page, AI sensing ''"is activated when the load is under 3kg."''<ref name="lg-washer" />]]

== What ThinQ collects and shares ==

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 * The kitchen page lists ''"Analyzing"'', ''"Optimizing"'', ''"Adapting"'', and ''"Listening and responding in real time for seamless living"''; that page does not state that any kitchen appliance contains a microphone or records audio in the home.<ref name="lg-kitchen">{{Cite web |title=Kitchen Reinvented with LG AI Core-Tech |url=https://www.lg.com/global/lg-ai-core-tech/kitchen/ |website=LG Electronics |date=2024-12-01 |access-date=2026-06-19}}</ref>
-<gallery mode="packed" heights="200" caption="LG's own AI marketing pages">
+[[File:LG washing machine Affectionate Intelligence.png|thumb|center|upright=2.8|LG's AI Core-Tech washing machine page brands its appliances ''"Affectionate Intelligence"'', an ''"empathetic and caring AI"''.<ref name="lg-washer" />]]
-File:LG washing machine Affectionate Intelligence.png|LG's AI Core-Tech washing machine page brands its appliances ''"Affectionate Intelligence"'', an ''"empathetic and caring AI"''.<ref name="lg-washer" />
-File:LG AI Home physical and emotional life patterns.png|LG's AI Home page says its smart devices are ''"optimized to learn and analyze your physical and emotional life patterns"''.<ref name="lg-aihome" />
+[[File:LG AI Home physical and emotional life patterns.png|thumb|center|upright=2.8|LG's AI Home page says its smart devices are ''"optimized to learn and analyze your physical and emotional life patterns"''.<ref name="lg-aihome" />]]
-File:LG ThinQ ON listens and senses.png|LG's AI Home page says the ThinQ ON hub ''"listens to your commands and sense the surroundings"''.<ref name="lg-aihome" />
-File:LG AI Home mobility behavior and emotions.png|In LG's AI Home mobility section, the company says that while a user is driving, ''"LG AI syncs with your ready-to-connect devices elsewhere, detects your surroundings, and understands your behavior and emotions."''<ref name="lg-aihome" />
+[[File:LG ThinQ ON listens and senses.png|thumb|center|upright=2.8|LG's AI Home page says the ThinQ ON hub ''"listens to your commands and sense the surroundings"''.<ref name="lg-aihome" />]]
-File:LG kitchen AI listening and responding.png|LG's AI Core-Tech kitchen page lists ''"Listening and responding in real time for seamless living"'' among its AI behaviors.<ref name="lg-kitchen" />
-</gallery>
+[[File:LG AI Home smart sensing.png|thumb|center|upright=2.8|Under the Home Automation tab of LG's AI Home page, ''"Smart sensing"'' describes ''"Detecting temperature, humidity, air quality, and occupancy"'' so devices ''"intuitively optimize performance to match your preferences."''<ref name="lg-aihome" />]]
+[[File:LG AI Home AI TV.png|thumb|center|upright=2.8|LG's AI Home page markets an ''"LG AI TV that recognizes you, adapts to you, and cares for you."''<ref name="lg-aihome" />]]
+[[File:LG AI Home voice assistant.png|thumb|center|upright=2.8|LG's AI Home page markets an AI Voice Assistant to ''"Control and manage your devices with just your voice."''<ref name="lg-aihome" />]]
+[[File:LG AI Home Voice ID.png|thumb|center|upright=2.8|LG's AI Home page lists a per-user ''"AI Voice ID"'' available on its OLED, QNED, NanoCell, and UHD televisions.<ref name="lg-aihome" />]]
+[[File:LG AI Home mobility behavior and emotions.png|thumb|center|upright=2.8|In LG's AI Home mobility section, the company says that while a user is driving, ''"LG AI syncs with your ready-to-connect devices elsewhere, detects your surroundings, and understands your behavior and emotions."''<ref name="lg-aihome" />]]
+[[File:LG kitchen AI analyzing optimizing adapting.png|thumb|center|upright=2.8|LG's AI Core-Tech kitchen page lists ''"Analyzing"'', ''"Optimizing"'', and ''"Adapting"'' as the behaviors of its connected appliances.<ref name="lg-kitchen" />]]
+[[File:LG kitchen AI listening and responding.png|thumb|center|upright=2.8|LG's AI Core-Tech kitchen page lists ''"Listening and responding in real time for seamless living"'' among its AI behaviors.<ref name="lg-kitchen" />]]
 Cameras and on-device AI appear in LG's higher-end appliances:
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 * Not everything LG labels ''"AI"'' involves listening: the AI DD washing machine's feature measures the load, ''"individually analyze[s] the weight and fabric type of your laundry"'', and activates ''"when the load is under 3kg."''<ref name="lg-washer" />
-[[File:LG SIGNATURE CES 2026 internal camera ThinQ Food.png|thumb|center|upright=2.4|LG's CES 2026 press release says the LG SIGNATURE refrigerator's ThinQ Food feature ''"uses an internal camera to help identify ingredients"''.<ref name="ces2026" />]]
+[[File:LG SIGNATURE CES 2026 internal camera ThinQ Food.png|thumb|center|upright=2.8|LG's CES 2026 press release says the LG SIGNATURE refrigerator's ThinQ Food feature ''"uses an internal camera to help identify ingredients"''.<ref name="ces2026" />]]
+[[File:LG SIGNATURE CES 2026 Gourmet AI oven.png|thumb|center|upright=2.8|LG's CES 2026 press release describes ''"Gourmet AI, which uses an AI camera inside the oven to identify more than 85 dishes"''.<ref name="ces2026" />]]
+[[File:LG SIGNATURE CES 2026 refrigerator LLM.png|thumb|center|upright=2.8|LG's CES 2026 press release says the LG SIGNATURE refrigerator is ''"Equipped with conversational AI based on Large Language Model (LLM) technology"''.<ref name="ces2026" />]]
+[[File:LG washer AI DD analyze laundry.png|thumb|center|upright=2.8|LG's AI Core-Tech washing machine page says AI DD machines ''"individually analyze the weight and fabric type of your laundry."''<ref name="lg-washer" />]]
+[[File:LG washer AI DD under 3kg.png|thumb|center|upright=2.8|On LG's AI Core-Tech washing machine page, AI sensing ''"is activated when the load is under 3kg."''<ref name="lg-washer" />]]
 == What ThinQ collects and shares ==