Innovative technology makes life easier, and we are entering a new phase of the technological era. It is nothing new that LG provides us with the opportunity to experience the most innovative technology at an elite rate. To live up to its reputation, LG's Air Conditioner has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) called AI ThinQ, which unlocks the ability to control the AC and more simply use it by speaking through voice. It enables you to connect to Wifi and use it wisely. It is easy to control your AC even from outside your home.

AI News spoke with LG corporate vice president Samuel Chang about ThinQ, the company's brand for products and services incorporating AI. Chang played a major role in this year's AI & Big Data Expo in Santa Clara last week, taking part in both a solo presentation on "Process Automation from IoT Data" and a panel discussion on "Data and the Customer". Following the event, AI News decided to catch up with Chang to discuss LG's current experience in artificial intelligence and where the industry is heading next. How important is AI becoming to differentiate from competing products? With artificial intelligence gaining traction across a range of industries, it's becoming important to allow differentiation among competing products.

At a panel talk event to kick off IFA 2019 in Berlin, Dr. I.P. Park, president and Chief Technology Officer of LG Electronics, shared the company's vision for an AI-powered future where Anywhere is Home. Addressing the three pillars of LG's AI strategy Evolve, Connect and Open, Dr. Park and the expert guest panellists discussed how innovations in AI and connectivity will expand the notion of home to every domain of living beyond the front door. At the heart of today's discussion was the role of LG ThinQ, the company's brand for intelligent devices, which now brings together AI products and services as well as those with Wi-Fi and IoT capabilities under a unified vision for an AI-based ecosystem. To illustrate the evolution of LG ThinQ, Dr. Park introduced an intelligent learning concept, which enables robot vacuum cleaners to avoid getting stuck in corners and obstacles. Facilitating such innovations will be LG's proprietary AI chip for appliances, launched earlier this year, which uses LG Neural Engine for on-device AI.