Yandex's Alice AI can now describe what its smart IP cameras see
Yandex has updated its in-house smart IP cameras so owners can ask the Alice AI voice assistant questions about what's happening on camera. Users can ask through any available channel: the Alice AI chat, the Yandex Station smart speaker, TV Station, or Yandex Dropes earbuds. The feature is already available to device owners.
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Yandex has updated its in-house smart IP cameras so owners can ask the Alice AI voice assistant questions about what's happening on camera. The feature is already available to device owners.
How to ask Alice what's on camera
The assistant accepts questions through any of the channels a user has available.
- Alice AI chat
- Yandex Station smart speaker
- TV Station
- Yandex Dropes earbuds
Why Yandex wants a multimodal assistant
Until now, Alice mostly answered voice and text queries without "seeing" what was happening around the user. Analyzing video streams from home IP cameras gives the assistant sight. It's a step toward multimodal AI assistants, which major tech companies around the world are pushing harder and harder.
What it means
The feature turns Yandex's smart cameras from plain video surveillance into a source users can query by voice or text. It extends the Alice AI product line beyond speech and text recognition to visual analysis from home devices. That moves the company's ecosystem closer to a multimodal assistant that sees what's happening around the user.
FAQ
What can Alice AI tell you from a camera?
The assistant answers questions about what's in the frame, or what's happening in it, on a Yandex smart IP camera.
Which devices can you use to ask Alice about the camera?
You can ask through the Alice AI chat, the Yandex Station smart speaker, TV Station, or Yandex Dropes earbuds.
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Key Questions Answered
What can Alice AI tell you from a camera?
The assistant answers questions about what's in the frame, or what's happening in it, on a Yandex smart IP camera.
Which devices can you use to ask Alice about the camera?
You can ask through the Alice AI chat, the Yandex Station smart speaker, TV Station, or Yandex Dropes earbuds.
How to ask Alice what's on camera?
The assistant accepts questions through any of the channels a user has available. Alice AI chat Yandex Station smart speaker TV Station Yandex Dropes earbuds
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