> the only laundry-related AI you can hope for, is a cloud connected smart speaker telling you it can't wash with unapproved third party detergent pods

This seems unnecessarily fatalist.

Laundry folding machines exist[1] and there were attempts to create a consumer friendly one, so far unsuccessful. Technology advancements could make that happen. At least that's what I'm hoping for.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laundry-folding_machine