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Forbes
5 days ago
- Forbes
Your Ring Video Doorbell Just Got Smarter With An AI Boost
(Photo by) After dipping its toes into AI with the launch of its Smart Video Search last year, Ring is diving deeper into generative AI, with a new feature called Video Descriptions, which has just started to roll out. The idea is that, instead of cryptic motion alerts like 'Person detected,' Ring cams and doorbells can now tell you exactly what's going on. So you'll get alerts like: 'A person with a bike has been seen,' or 'A man with tools is in the kitchen.' The new feature began rolling out earlier this week in beta for Ring Home Premium subscribers in the US and Canada, and it works across all current Ring doorbells and cameras. It's powered by generative AI, so it's not the object/person detection that's already been around for years. It's part of a broader plan to shift more of the day-to-day monitoring from humans to machine smarts. The result should be more helpful alerts, and fewer wasted taps. If your phone buzzes and the notification reads 'Someone is looking into a black car in the driveway,' you're probably going to check that. If it says, 'a person is walking up the steps with a black dog,' maybe not. Especially if it's your neighbor Steve. With his dog. Again. Ring's latest AI feature provides detailed text alerts These descriptions are designed to be short and focused, no essay-length breakdowns of what's happening in the frame. According to Ring founder Jamie Siminoff, who recently rejoined the team at the Amazon-owned brand, the AI will only describe the main subject that triggered the motion, and what they're doing. Siminoff wrote, on a blog post, that Ring is also working on anomaly alerts that learn what's normal for your home and only ping you when something feels off, like someone lurking in the garden at 3am, or your dog suddenly going rogue on the living room decor. There's also mention of combining multiple motion events into a single alert, which could finally reduce those alert avalanches when someone walks around the side of your house and sets off every camera in sequence. Ring isn't the only one leaning on AI to cut through notification noise when it comes to security cam alerts; Arlo has its own take, dubbed Event Captions and Wyze launched Descriptive Alerts earlier this year. Eufy and Swann also have AI features as part of their smart security camera arsenal now too. There's no facial recognition as of yet for Ring's latest AI assault, so the descriptions won't be too personal for now, but it's not hard to imagine a future whereby this sort of tech teams up with Alexa+ to offer advanced AI routines such as locking a door if a stranger approaches or turning on the garage light if it sees your kid arriving home on their bike. As mentioned, you'll need the $19.99/month Ring Home Premium plan to try it out - you just need to enable it in the Ring app. We're told that more features will be added in the coming months but remember, this is still in beta, so there may be some teething issues.
Tom's Guide
6 days ago
- Business
- Tom's Guide
Ring's new AI feature summarizes security camera footage for you — those alerts just got less annoying
Owners of Ring cameras and doorbells just got access to a new AI-powered feature called Video Descriptions. Intended to provide a detailed description of the events recorded around your home, Video Descriptions can help you determine whether or not an activity is urgent or ordinary by sending you a concise notification about it. In a statement released about the feature, Ring's inventor, Jamie Siminoff said the company is 'seizing on the potential of gen AI to shift more of the work of home security to Ring's AI.' Video Descriptions is the first step in that direction, by helping users quickly determine how important a motion event is with a glance. It will be rolling out first in beta to Ring Home Premium subscribers in the U.S. and Canada. The feature can be enabled through the Ring app and will work with all currently available Ring cameras and doorbells. Once active, it will begin sending users notifications of text descriptions of the motions and activities it picks up, in real time. For example, it can provide helpful information like 'two people are peering into a white car in the driveway' or my favorite example, 'a dog is tearing up paper towels on the rug.' Video Descriptions uses real intelligence to limit the notifications to only the main subject of the motion and their action, which keeps the alerts short and to the point. At the same time, Ring is adding custom anomaly alerts which learn the routines of your household and can send you a notification when something is out of the ordinary for your property. Siminoff said the company is thinking about how to build Ring today as if they were starting with AI as the foundation, and they are just starting to scratch the surface of AI. They see unlimited potential for using it in new experiences they can invent for their customers. 'The team and I look forward to introducing new impactful features to all our products, making them better and better, and helping us deliver on our mission to help protect our neighborhoods and communities.' Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips.
Yahoo
25-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Amazon Launches Gen AI-Powered Video Descriptions for Ring Devices
Amazon (AMZN, Financials) introduced Ring Video Descriptions on Wednesday, a generative AI feature that gives users quick, real-time summaries of motion activity from their Ring doorbells and cameras. The update aims to make it easier to tellat a glancewhat's happening at home; whether it's a visitor, a dog, or something more serious. Warning! GuruFocus has detected 2 Warning Sign with AMZN. Now rolling out in beta to Ring Home Premium subscribers in the U.S. and Canada, the feature sends short, clear alerts like A person is walking up the steps with a black dog or Two people are peering into a white car in the driveway. Each message focuses on the core action that triggered the alert; no extra noise, just the essential info. Ring founder Jamie Siminoff called the feature a return to the company's roots in practical invention. He added that more AI tools are on the way, including grouped alerts for multiple motions and smart anomaly detection that learns your home's routines. Video Descriptions works with all current Ring cameras and doorbells; it marks the beginning of a new phase in Ring's shift toward AI-powered security. This article first appeared on GuruFocus.
NBC News
25-06-2025
- Business
- NBC News
Amazon's Ring launches AI-generated security alerts
Amazon 's Ring video doorbell division is rolling out AI-generated notifications alerting users to unusual or suspicious activity around their home, the company said Wednesday. The tool uses artificial intelligence to generate text summaries of motion activity captured by Ring doorbells and cameras, which are then displayed as a phone notification. The summaries describe only the main subject that triggered the alert and are 'intentionally concise' so that users can quickly discern whether it's urgent, Ring said. The feature is rolling out in beta starting Wednesday to Ring premium subscribers in the U.S. and Canada. The Amazon division is launching the tool as part of a broader push by the doorbell maker into AI, Ring CEO Jamie Siminoff said in a release. 'We are just starting to scratch the surface of AI,' said Siminoff, who founded Ring in 2011. Siminoff returned to run Ring in April after exiting in 2023. Amazon acquired Ring in 2018 for a reported $1 billion, giving it a stronger foothold in the smart home and home security categories. Ring is primarily known for its connected doorbell devices, which allow users to record activity in front of their homes, though it has expanded to include a portfolio of products ranging from camera-equipped floodlights and alarm systems to flying security camera drones. 'I see unlimited potential for new experiences we can invent for our neighbors,' Siminoff said. The company has long sparked controversy about privacy due to its controversial partnerships with hundreds of police departments across the U.S. Privacy advocates have expressed concern that the program, and Ring's accompanying Neighbors app, have heightened the risk of racial profiling and turned residents into informants, with few guardrails around how law enforcement can use the material. Ring in 2024 removed a feature that allowed police to request footage from users directly. Other tech companies have injected generative AI features in their products only to encounter flaws with the technology. In January, Apple disabled last year paused the rollout of its Gemini AI image generator after it produced 'inaccuracies' in historical pictures.
Android Authority
25-06-2025
- Business
- Android Authority
Ring's descriptive alerts take the guesswork out of checking your camera feed
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Ring is rolling out AI-powered Video Descriptions that summarize camera footage in plain text. The feature helps users quickly distinguish urgent events from routine activity. It's currently in beta for Ring Home Premium users in the US and Canada. Smart home cameras have long sent vague alerts, which can be a double-edged sword. You want to know what's happening on your property, but it can be stressful to get the notification only to realize on playback that it was clearly a false alarm. Ring's latest update aims to make those notifications more specific, describing what your camera sees. Ring founder Jamie Siminoff announced the new Ring Video Descriptions in an Amazon post. Powered by generative AI, they're now rolling out in beta for Ring Home Premium subscribers in the US and Canada. Instead of generic motion alerts, users will now see short text summaries of what their cameras actually capture, such as 'a person is walking up the steps with a black dog' or 'two people are peering into a white car in the driveway.' Siminoff says the goal is to help users quickly distinguish between urgent and everyday activities with just a glance at their phone. These summaries focus only on the main subject triggering the alert and are designed to be concise enough for instant recognition. The new feature is part of Ring's broader AI push. Alongside Video Descriptions, the company says it's working on intelligent alerts that merge multiple motion events into one summary and 'custom anomaly alerts' that only notify you when something unusual happens based on your home's routine behavior. Ring isn't the first brand to roll out AI-generated camera summaries. For example, Google added similar Gemini-powered descriptions and smart search features to its Nest cameras last year. Got a tip? Talk to us! Email our staff at Email our staff at news@ . You can stay anonymous or get credit for the info, it's your choice.
