• Tech News Amazon Ring’s AI-powered Search Party won’t stop at finding lost dogs, leaked email shows An internal email from Ring founder Jamie Siminoff reveals that Search Party for Dogs was only ever going to be a first step. • An internal email from Ring founder Jamie Siminoff reveals that Search Party for Dogs was only ever going to be a first step. • Link Share Gift If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission.See our ethics statement. • A leaked internal email obtained by404 Mediashows that Ring has bigger plans for its AI-powered neighborhood search capability than just looking for lost dogs. • The outlet reports the email, sent last October by founder Jamie Siminoff to all Ring employees, says that with Search Party, “You can now see a future where we are able to zero out crime in neighborhoods.” Ring, the Amazon-owned home security company, has come under intense criticism in recent weeksfollowing a Super Bowl commercial for its Search Party featurethat showed Ring cameras surveilling a neighborhood for lost dogs. • Related Amazon Ring’s lost dog ad sparks backlash amid fears of mass surveillance Ring’s Flock breakup doesn’t fix its real problem Ring’s Jamie Siminoff thinks AI can reduce crime The ad, which details how AI can be used to search through footage from Ring’s network of cameras, sparked concerns that it could be used as a broader surveillance tool.
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- A leaked internal email obtained by 404 Media shows that Ring has bigger plans for its AI-powered neighborhood search capability than just looking for lost dogs. The outlet reports the email, sent last October by founder Jamie Siminoff to all Ring employees, says that with Search Party, “You can now see a future where we are able to zero out crime in neighborhoods.” Ring’s AI-powered Search Party won’t stop at finding lost dogs, leaked email shows An internal email from Ring founder Jamie Siminoff reveals that Search Party for Dogs was only ever going to be a first step. An internal email from
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