Smart House

It knows what you've done and it knows when you did it

I.

Tomorrow's House today!

AI 
Keeps an eye 
On your home.  
You enter a room and it turns on the lights.  
You exit the room and it turns off the lights.  
It sees when you're there,
It hears when you cough.
 It turns up the music and it turns music off. 
     All by itself.
The House is so smart.
Life once was so hard.

II.

The House knows where you are before you even know it.
     It envelopes, protects you, wraps you in comfort; 
     It lulls you to sleep.
     It watches you sleep.
Like a mother, a lover, a friend and protector.

The pantry alarms when the bread has gone stale. 
The fridge sends you a note when the milk's out of date. 
     Buy milk, says the House. 
     Buy bread!  
     Throw out the old tuna! 
     The cheese has turned blue!  
     Time to shop, says the fridge!
     Time to restock on food!  
The House orders what you don't know you need.  
The microwave cooks your routine daily feed.
The coffee pot perks at six in the morning. 
     Java 
     With foam 
     Just like a barista.
The e-car you parked is now fully charged.  	
The House rings a bell: 
     Time to go! 
     Time for work! 
     Time to earn a few bucks!  
     Shoulder up to the wheel even if your job sucks.
You get in the car and the car drives itself.
 It knows where you're going  
Even if you don't.

III.

The House alarm's set,
The doors are secure.
No keys are needed for a house with AI. 
Just walk past the screen. 
The House looks in your eye: 
     Your iris is scanned, 
     Your fingers inspected, 
     Your ID's in the Cloud; 
     You are safe and protected 
In the House that knows you 
     And watches
     And keeps track of who's home.  
Did you come home last night?  
Did you come home alone?

IV.

The House knows what you've done and it knows when you did it.  
It logs what you like and it knows why you like it. 
The House keeps a log of each kilowatt hour,
A smart meter tracks your electrical power.  
     It keeps all your records.  
     It pays all your bills. 
     It records all expenses.
     It knows what you own.
     It helps you keep fit.
     Copies what you transmit.
     It knows what needs mending.
     It knows what you're spending.
It Packages,
Files,
And transmits all your data
To other Big Houses that store it for later.
They know what you've done with a frown or a smile.  
     The Houses never forget.  
     They never forget.  
     They never forget. 
     You can forget all about it,
     There's a forever file.

V.

Your House knows your voice, obeys your commands.
     Make the room brighter, darker, warmer, or cooler?   
     Clean the air!  
     Prepare dinner?
     Check for texts?  
     Check the scores on Sports Center?
  
You speak, it obeys, and it always remembers.  
     Every word that you say,
     Every person you meet,
     Every website you visit,
     Every joke that you made, 
     Every slip of the tongue, 
     Everywhere that you went,
     Every message you've sent; 
     Every slight innuendo, 
    When you might have dissented or seemed  less contented, 
The House makes a note.
For years and forever;
It will always remember. 

VI.	  

Are you happy or sad, 
Excited or mad?  
The house knows it all. 
The latest in business or markets on Wall Street.  
Stocks to buy, stocks to sell, 
What the experts are saying.
 
Want the news of the day?  
It's got 
     New news, 
     Old news, 
     Good news, 
     Funny news.  
     Edited, digested, filtered and packaged.  
     Just for you it's curated,
Purely and safely; 
Content vaccinated.
You will know just the news that the House thinks you should.

It's all for the best.
You can skip all the rest.
It's a very smart house.
Life once was quite hard;
Now it's very convenient.
It's a very smart house.
A very smart house. 
You just can't live without it.

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