Apple Home’s AI Security Camera Features Are Opt-In, if You Can Afford Them
Apple has introduced new AI-powered features for HomeKit-compatible security cameras, allowing for natural language search and descriptive video summaries. These features are opt-in and require specific hardware updates, with costs associated with the necessary subscription tiers.
Why it matters
The integration of generative AI into home security systems represents a shift in how consumers interact with and manage personal surveillance data.
Apple has finally launched its big Siri AI upgrade for its entire software ecosystem, and for Apple Home users, that means big, AI-powered changes for how their security cameras might work. Happily, the company isn’t raising prices on the existing subscriptions that enable these features and thereby forcing customers who don’t want them to pay up anyway. But for those who do want to open their wallets, it’ll get expensive, fast.
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