LG ThinQ data collection: Difference between revisions
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* In its mobility marketing, LG 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" /> | * In its mobility marketing, LG 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" /> | ||
* 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> | * 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> | ||
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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 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 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" /> | |||
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Cameras and on-device AI appear in LG's higher-end appliances: | Cameras and on-device AI appear in LG's higher-end appliances: | ||
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* At CES 2026, an LG SIGNATURE refrigerator's ThinQ Food feature ''"uses an internal camera to help identify ingredients"'' and an oven's ''"Gourmet AI, which uses an AI camera inside the oven to identify more than 85 dishes"''; the refrigerator is ''"Equipped with conversational AI based on Large Language Model (LLM) technology"''.<ref name="ces2026">{{Cite web |title=LG SIGNATURE Evolves With AI, Redefining Premium Home Appliances at CES 2026 |url=https://www.lg.com/my/about-lg/press-and-media/lg-signature-evolves-with-ai-ces-2026/ |website=LG Electronics |date=2025-12-15 |access-date=2026-06-19}}</ref> | * At CES 2026, an LG SIGNATURE refrigerator's ThinQ Food feature ''"uses an internal camera to help identify ingredients"'' and an oven's ''"Gourmet AI, which uses an AI camera inside the oven to identify more than 85 dishes"''; the refrigerator is ''"Equipped with conversational AI based on Large Language Model (LLM) technology"''.<ref name="ces2026">{{Cite web |title=LG SIGNATURE Evolves With AI, Redefining Premium Home Appliances at CES 2026 |url=https://www.lg.com/my/about-lg/press-and-media/lg-signature-evolves-with-ai-ces-2026/ |website=LG Electronics |date=2025-12-15 |access-date=2026-06-19}}</ref> | ||
* 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" /> | * 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" />]] | |||
== What ThinQ collects and shares == | == What ThinQ collects and shares == | ||