Jay Kim, head of the Products and Experiences Office at Samsung Electronics Co., speaks during the ... [+] Galaxy Unpacked event in San Jose, California, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. Samsung Electronics Co.is banking on an artificial intelligence overhaul and tweaked hardware designs to sell its new line of Galaxy S25 smartphones. Photographer: Michaela Vatcheva/Bloomberg 2025 Bloomberg Finance LPEarlier this month at Unpacked 2025, the flagship new Galaxy phone stole all of the headlines (they always do) but there was also some meaty updates on the smart home front as well.Samsung used its big annual launch event to announce a big step toward its AI for All vision, revealing how its SmartThings platform will evolve to make the smart home more intelligent, more personalized, and - crucially - more invisible.For years, the idea of an ambient smart home has been the dream: a space that anticipates your needs without requiring endless app-tapping or voice commands.Samsungs answer to this is Home AI; a system that uses its connected appliances as motion and sound sensors to understand your habits and automate your home accordingly.Instead of relying on standalone motion detectors scattered around the house, Samsungs approach builds sensing into everyday devices; without you even needing to know where they are.Think TVs, Music Frame speakers, and even Family Hub refrigerators, all of which will soon be able to detect movement and sound, using that data to fine-tune your environment.This could mean SmartThings recognizing when youre exercising and adjusting the lighting or guiding your form through a Samsung TV.It might also detect when youve dozed off in front of the screen and shut everything down for the night. Or hear your hairdryer and dispatch the robot vacuum to sweep up stray strands.Or if your dog hops onto the couch, SmartThings can trigger an air purifier to clear the air of allergens.This kind of automation requires precision, and while Samsung hasnt explicitly confirmed mmWave radar tech as of yet, its likely part of the equation.Other smart home brands, such as Aqara and Meross, are already using mmWave sensors in smart home sensors, for advanced presence detection.Naturally, turning every appliance into a sensor raises questions about privacy. Samsungs answer is local processing. Unlike cloud-dependent systems, all data gathered by Home AI stays within the SmartThings hub, ensuring that your habits and movements arent being sent to external servers.Another major upgrade is coming to Map View, SmartThings digital home layout feature. With generative AI, users will be able to scan real-world objects like furniture, creating a more realistic, personalized 3D map of their home.Samsung hasnt provided exact launch dates for these updates, but theyre expected to roll out through 2025 and 2026. What remains to be seen is how open the platform will be to third-party sensors. Given SmartThings track record of working across brands, its likely that devices from other brands will also be able to tap into these new AI-powered automations.