Ring recently announced new features, including facial recognition technology designed to reduce the number of alerts.
The company says its Familiar Faces feature will recognize people the user knows and help limit push alerts triggered by routine activities.
"The feature enriches Ring notifications, video events, and timeline with personalized context of who is detected, eliminating guesswork and making it effortless to find and review important moments involving specific familiar people across the Ring App experience," Ring said.Familiar Faces will be integrated into Amazon's Alexa+ Greetings system, which Ring says uses AI to act as a doorbell attendant. Users can program the software to provide delivery drivers with automated instructions or send solicitors away.
Amazon also announced that Ring will introduce an AI-powered tool to help reunite lost dogs with their owners. The Search Party feature will scan nearby cameras to match lost dogs to the correct home.
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If a camera detects a dog, the app will notify the camera’s owner that the animal may be lost. The owner can then choose to ignore the alert or share the information with a neighbor.
"The feature reflects Ring’s vision of using AI not just to power individual devices, but to transform them into simple tools that make it easier for neighbors to look out for each other, and create safer, more connected communities," Ring said.Ring says Search Party will be available in November, and Alexa+ Greetings in December.
