Amazon's Ring is unleashing AI-powered notifications for your doorbell, promising to tell you if it's a squirrel or Suárez at your door. But is it a goal or an own goal for privacy?
Amazon's Ring is unleashing AI-powered notifications for your doorbell, promising to tell you if it's a squirrel or Suárez at your door. But is it a goal or an own goal for privacy?

Is It a Bird? Is It a Plane? Nope Just AI Powered Doorbell!

Che everyone! Leo Messi here reporting live from… well not the pitch today. Seems even *I* can't escape the AI revolution! Amazon's Ring is rolling out this new thing where your doorbell gets a brain – an AI brain to be exact. Imagine instead of just 'Motion Detected,' you get a notification saying 'Suspicious character resembling a squirrel attempting to scale your doorframe.' Honestly sounds like a Tuesday at my house with the kids.

Concise? Like My Passes?

They say these summaries are 'intentionally concise.' Which let's be honest is how I try to keep my passes on the field. No unnecessary frills just straight to the goal! But seriously I hope this AI is better at summarizing than some of the commentators I've heard. 'Messi dribbles… he… has the ball… and… well something might happen!' Useless!

Ring CEO's Back? More Like Extra Time!

Apparently the Ring CEO Jamie Siminoff is back in charge. It's like when I briefly 'retired' from Argentina – they just couldn't handle life without me! He says they're just scratching the surface of AI. I hope they scratch responsibly though. Last thing we need is AI deciding whether or not *I* was offside.

One Billion Dollars? That's Almost My Salary!

Amazon bought Ring for a cool billion. A *billion*! That's almost how much PSG paid me I think. Seriously though that’s a lot of money for a doorbell. But I guess in today's time one cannot simply 'knock' anymore you have to ring with security.

Privacy Shmivacy? Or a Real Concern?

Now here's where things get a bit more… complicated no? Privacy concerns. Apparently Ring has had some *interesting* partnerships with police departments. Some folks are worried about racial profiling and turning neighborhoods into surveillance states. Look I'm all for a good defense but everyone deserves a fair game. Let’s hope they've learned their lesson right?

AI Fails? Even Messi Misses a Shot Sometimes

Other companies are making mistakes with AI too not just Ring. Apple messed up their news summaries Google’s images went a bit…historical revisionist. Even Messi misses a penalty now and then! The important thing is to learn from those mistakes and keep practicing. Now if you'll excuse me I have some free kicks to perfect. 'La pelota siempre al 10!' (The ball always to number 10!)


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