The problem with smart appliances: some of Samsung's AI fridges have shut down and lost their cool after a bad update was accidentally pushed to them
- Samsung AI fridges are failing in South Korea ahead of a national holiday
- It doesn't just shut down the smart display, it stops them from keeping things cold
- A broken SmartThings update appears to be to blame, and engineers will visit affected customers to apply the necessary fix
There is a case to be made against stuffing AI and smart tech into every single gadget: case in point, units from Samsung's smart fridge series, which have started shutting down and leaving food uncooled in South Korea after a bad software update was pushed out.
As Notebookcheck reports, this has left users very angry — and right before the Chuseok national holiday too. A host of fridge owners are saying that after an update in SmartThings, their appliances almost immediately stopped working. No interior light, no touch pad functionality, and no refrigeration.
It looks as though the Bespoke AI 4-Door...
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