# Ep 263: Better DCMA, AI Spreadsheet Play, and Home Assistants Your Way

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2024-03-22
- Length: 1h 08m
- Episode: 263
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-03-22-ep-263-better-dcma-ai-spreadsheet-play-and-home-assistants-your-way
- Listen: https://hackaday.libsyn.com/ep-263-better-dcma-ai-spreadsheet-play-and-home-assistants-your-way

## Summary

Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Al Williams discuss the FTC's potential expansion of DMCA repair exemptions following the Taylor ice cream machine lawsuit, and the decline of commercial voice assistants like Alexa and Google Home due to poor unit economics and privacy concerns. They highlight DIY alternatives using Home Assistant, ESP32, and OpenWakeWord, alongside a spreadsheet-based GPT-2 implementation for educational purposes. The episode also covers retro RC controllers using HT12E/D chips, a breadboard SDR using a Talo mixer, a large-scale DIY SCADA home automation system, and a tunable lawn-chair antenna for ham radio.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-03-22-ep-263-better-dcma-ai-spreadsheet-play-and-home-assistants-your-way#t=1) Introduction: DMCA Repair and Hackaday Milestone
- [5:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-03-22-ep-263-better-dcma-ai-spreadsheet-play-and-home-assistants-your-way#t=331) DIY Voice Assistants and Home Assistant
- [19:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-03-22-ep-263-better-dcma-ai-spreadsheet-play-and-home-assistants-your-way#t=1152) AI in Spreadsheets: GPT-2 Implementation
- [28:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-03-22-ep-263-better-dcma-ai-spreadsheet-play-and-home-assistants-your-way#t=1711) Retro RC Controller with HT12E/D Chips
- [33:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-03-22-ep-263-better-dcma-ai-spreadsheet-play-and-home-assistants-your-way#t=2030) Breadboard Software Defined Radio
- [37:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-03-22-ep-263-better-dcma-ai-spreadsheet-play-and-home-assistants-your-way#t=2244) DIY SCADA Smart Home System
- [43:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-03-22-ep-263-better-dcma-ai-spreadsheet-play-and-home-assistants-your-way#t=2581) Tunable Lawn Chair Antenna for Ham Radio
- [47:53](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-03-22-ep-263-better-dcma-ai-spreadsheet-play-and-home-assistants-your-way#t=2873) Quick Hacks: Pocket Pong, PCB Engraving, and Storage
- [53:45](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-03-22-ep-263-better-dcma-ai-spreadsheet-play-and-home-assistants-your-way#t=3225) X86 Architecture Critique and Alien Radio History

## Topics

- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)
- [Wireless & RF](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/wireless-and-rf)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Taylor (company)
- FTC (company)
- Home Assistant (product)
- ESP32 (chip)
- OpenWakeWord (product)
- GPT-2 (product)
- HT12E (chip)
- HT12D (chip)
- Raspberry Pi Pico (chip)
- Node-RED (product)
- Grafana (product)
- SCADA (product)
- Alexa (product)
- Google Home (product)
- Amazon (company)

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