Ring camera alerts are about to get a lot smarter

Ring’s new video descriptions can now tell and show you what’s happening at home.

Ring cameras are getting an AI upgrade that can tell you what’s happening at your front door, as well as show you. Video Descriptions is a new feature that generates text descriptions of the motion activity on Ring doorbells and cameras.

Now, instead of an alert that says “Front door: person detected,” you’ll get something like “person with broom and mop is leaving.” Or, instead of “Living room: motion...