Apple's New Home AI Brings Video Descriptions and More for Home Security

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Siri AI and Apple Intelligence took center stage at Apple's WWDC 2206 event Monday, and I noticed some especially interesting features for home security. While Apple's rumored push into the smart home will have to wait until fall (fingers crossed), we got a look at major software changes, including video descriptions via Apple Intelligence in the Apple Home app.

If you've never seen video descriptions before, they use an algorithm to analyze video footage and put it into text, so you get an alert about what a camera "sees" without needing to watch the video yourself. That saves a lot of time when it comes to home security clips. For example, Apple showed off Siri notifying a phone that "Robert arrived with a fruit bowl." You'll also be able to search for specific objects or terms in your history of video clips.

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