A mattress might be the last thing you’d dream of applying machine learning to, but your bed is where you spend a third of your life. And if it can help you sleep better, that could improve the hours of the day when you’re not sleeping, as well.
Now, there’s a bed that promises to do some of the thinking for us to streamline our sleep time.
At CES 2017, as I plopped myself down on the Sleep Number 360 smart bed, I wanted to find out: Can AI really us sleep better? Sure, it was conformable, and, yes, I looked ridiculous, but it’s all for science.
As you may know, some so-called smart beds are not that smart. Some use an app that connects to the bed, but there’s no actual artificial intelligence involved. A company called Kingsdown does use machine learning in its Sleep Smart series to adjust to your sleep patterns, mostly by using air to reposition the mattress as you sleep. There’s also an app you use to set your preferences, but the bed can “learn” what works best for you over time.
What I liked about the Sleep Number 360 is that there’s no need for an app. I’ve been mentioning this for a while now, but my view of AI…