Amazon’s Ring has just announced AI-powered search for video events captured by its cameras, beating Google to the punch on the idea.
Google, in a preview of what’s to come for AI in Nest products, showcased using Gemini to generate natural language descriptions of events captured in a video by a Nest camera. That same Gemini integration would also allow for natural language search of video events.
For Nest, that functionality is coming in preview later this year before a broader release in 2025, but its rival in Amazon’s Ring has just launched the functionality first.
In a post today, Amazon explains that “Smart Video Search” is rolling out in public beta to Ring owners starting today. The feature will later be available to all users as a part of the revamped “Ring Home” subscription service which includes 24/7 recording and other upgrades for $19.99/month.
“Smart Video Search” in Ring will allow users to use natural language to search through the video event history captured by their cameras. This can include searches such as “raccoon in the backyard last night,” “red bicycle in the driveway,” or “why did the trash cans fall over?”
Amazon explains:
Smart Video Search is one of Ring’s most advanced AI features. It’s powered by Ring IQ—which is a combination of Ring AI technology and in-house expertise—and uses Visual Language Modeling (VLM) to match text to images and quickly deliver results. Instead of scrolling through your video footage to figure out who ate the last of the ice cream or why the garbage cans are knocked over, you can type queries directly into your Ring app to quickly pinpoint the right moment.
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