The invention provides a control method of an intelligent lamp, which comprises the following steps: S1, dividing a control mode of the intelligent lamp into two modes according to ambient light intensity, working in a first mode when sufficient light is detected, working in a second mode when insufficient light is detected, and executing a step S2 when the intelligent lamp is in the first mode; in the second mode, executing the step S2, monitoring the indoor sound in real time, and turning on the intelligent lamp when the indoor sound meets a preset characteristic condition; S2, an AI sensoris used for sensing whether a person exists in a room or not in real time, and when it is scanned that the person exists in the room, the step S3 is executed; S3, sensing the number, the positions andthe states of the persons through an AI sensor, judging whether the number, the positions and the states of the persons meet gesture collection conditions or not, and obtaining gesture postures whenthe gesture collection conditions are met; S4, recognizing the acquired gesture and posture, and acquiring corresponding instruction information when the gesture and posture are judged to be effective; and S5, controlling the intelligent lamp according to the instruction information.