📘 Smart Home AI Agent - README

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🔍 Overview

This project was created for the final project of MIT's Hands-on Deep Learning class. It is a Smart Home AI Agent that leverages:
✅ OpenAI API for energy price analysis & automation
✅ ComEd & Bayou APIs for real-time & historical electricity data
✅ Neural Networks (DNN) for future energy demand prediction

✅ Gradio Web UI for easy user interaction

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📌 Features

🏡 Smart Home Automation

• Fetch real-time energy prices from ComEd API
• Retrieve historical energy bills from Bayou API
• Predicts energy demand using a trained Neural Network (DNN)
• Automates HVAC settings based on AI-powered forecasts

🖥️ Web UI (Gradio)

• Users can ask for energy pricing, HVAC adjustments, or home occupancy
• Results are displayed in a simple web-based chatbot

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🛠️ Setup & Installation

Smart_Home_Agent_8.ipynb has neural network integration

1️⃣ Install Dependencies

Manually install:

pip install transformers gradio openai requests torch tensorflow keras PIL

2️⃣ Set Up API Keys

OPENAI_API_KEY = "your-api-key"
COMED_API_URL = "https://hourlypricing.comed.com/api?type=5minutefeed&format=json"
BAYOU_API_KEY = "your-bayou-api-key"

3️⃣ Run the Gradio Web UI

python gradio_ui.py

Then open http://localhost:7860 in your browser.

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🚀 Usage

🌡️ Get Weather

User: "What is the weather like in Chicago?"
Bot: "The current high temperature is 78°F."

⚡ Get Real-Time Energy Pricing

User: "What is the current electricity price in Illinois?"
Bot: "The latest ComEd price is 14.2 cents/kWh."

🌡️ Predict Future Energy Demand

User: "How much electricity will I use over the next 6 hours?"
Bot: "Based on your past usage, your predicted energy consumption for the next 6 hours is 1.8 kWh."

Optimize HVAC

User: "Optimize HVAC settings based on energy prices."
Bot: "Energy price is high! Adjusting thermostat for efficiency."

User: "Optimize HVAC settings based on predicted demand."
Bot: "Energy usage is expected to be high. Adjusting thermostat to 70°F for efficiency."

⚡ Get Real-Time Energy Pricing

User: "What is the current electricity price in Illinois?"
Bot: "The latest ComEd price is 14.2 cents/kWh."

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🎯 Future Enhancements

✅ Integrate with Smart Devices (e.g., Nest, Tesla Powerwall, Home Assistant API)
✅ Enable Real-Time Image Processing from IP Cameras
✅ Enhance AI Automation with Reinforcement Learning
✅ Vision Transformers (ViT) for home occupancy detection

• Perform real-time home occupancy detection using ViT
• Uses Google's ViT model to analyze images
• Determines if a home is occupied or empty
• Can be expanded for security automation

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👥 Collaborators

Jennifer Turliuk, Siddharth Chilukuri, Dominic Sudnik, Kike Vera

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📜 License

This project is MIT Licensed – Feel free to modify & use. 🚀

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🚀 Built for a Smarter, Energy-Efficient Home! 🚀

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Sample Uses