ABSTRACT
Internet of Things (IoT) technology, as defined as a system in which everyday objects are digitally identifiable, programmable, and connected to the Internet, emerged in the nineties in the context of industrial applications. These connected objects are able to send data, pair with other devices, and respond to the algorithms that command them. Based on developments in the field of Artificial Intelligence, these algorithmic processes particularly draw on Big Data and Machine Learning. When it comes to ‘smartness’ integrated within the domestic space, the figure of the idIoT—based on Stengers’ figure of the idiot in the context of IoT technology—plays a crucial role. Already from the outside, a person is being observed by exterior cameras. With the support of a ‘smart’ doorbell, which captures the exterior view and notifies the dweller of a visitor’s arrival, it is possible to enter the home without human intervention. As the August Doorbell Cam Pro motto indicates, “Home, even when a person is not.”.
