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Ring Adds AI Video Descriptions to iPhone App Notifications

Ring is updating its iOS app with support for AI-powered video descriptions, with a quick text-based summary of what's going on in video footage.

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The AI summaries show up in motion notifications, so when you get a motion alert on iPhone, you'll be able to see a text summary of what the camera has detected. The text alerts show context about what's happening so you can decide whether or not you need to tap into the video feed to see more.

Ring says that the text alerts are meant to give customers with the ability to distinguish urgent activity from everyday activity at a glance. Video descriptions describe the main subject in the video that caused the motion alert, and the action that's happening.

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Video descriptions are available for all existing Ring doorbells and cameras, and are rolling out to Ring Home Premium subscribers in the United States and Canada starting today. The feature can be turned on in the Ring app.

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Top Rated Comments

Unity451 Avatar
14 months ago
"Spider is making a web in front of the camera"

"It's just a bird"

"The wind knocked over your trash can again"

"Friendly man with a mask reorganizing the stuff in your garage"
Score: 22 Votes (Like | Disagree)
DrJR Avatar
14 months ago
“The roomba has run through a pile of dog $&^”
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Nxybagr Avatar
14 months ago
Still awaiting the long promised HomeKit comparability
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
14 months ago
Another US/CAN only feature. They must be the only countries on earth.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
_smoee Avatar
14 months ago
I'm sure nothing will go wrong with this ....
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
jsavvy Avatar
14 months ago

Another US/CAN only feature. They must be the only countries on earth.
Maybe they’re the only ones who don’t care that AI is continually monitoring their home? I’d love to see how that data is used.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)