LG’s VX washing machines use AI to keep your clothes cleaner for longer [Video]

Right now pretty much everything with a plug promises to use artificial intelligence to improve our lives in one way or another, but some forms of AI are easier to appreciate. LG is using the tech inside its latest VX washing machine line to keep your clothes in good nick – and as someone that’s ruined more than his fair share of shirts with questionable wash cycles, this is one Skynet future I can get behind.

LG’s AI Wash is a few generations old by this point, but this year’s VX700 and VX900 – which are now on sale in the UK after launching in other markets earlier in 2024 – promise to reduce fabric damage by 12% compared to a conventional wash cycle. Sensors in the drum measure the weight and sensitivity of the fabrics, …