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It's January 2025.The doorbell rings at Máire's front door.
Inside, each room's Amazon Echo monitor lights up with an ultra high-definition video of the person standing outside.
An artificial intelligence program instantly does a quick scan to see whether the man is known to Máire - or to gardaí.