but one thing you can do at shows like this is take the temperature and spot the trends. what is everyone talking about this year? the new boss of the show was in no doubt about the big talking points for 2023. there s two themes that have completely blown everything else out of the water. they ve almost kind of zoomed out of nowhere, if you like. ai. if we re being honest, nobody was talking about al a year ago. now everybody s grandmother is an expert. we re in the sustainability village, which is the physical embodiment, if you like, of the fact that everybody is talking about eco sustainability, energy uses on your washing machine, power. of course it s easy to say your green, but harder to live up to. of course it s easy to say your green, but harder to live up to that branding. we ll visit one of ifa s more sustainable stands later in the programme. but that other theme ai is also something that seems to creep in to lots of product slogans. ai has been in a lot of stu