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SimpliSafe’s new outdoor monitoring service combines AI with live agents
SimpliSafe adds live guard outdoor monitoring with facial recognition
The DIY smart home security company’s new service uses a combination of on-device AI, cloud-based computer vision, and facial recognition to determine when someone is approaching the house and then decide whether they should be there or not. SimpliSafe has not announced pricing for live guard outdoor protection, which is part of its Early Access Program (current customers can request to join by enrolling in email updates at SimpliSafe.com). This type of proactive security monitoring that helps prevent a crime or catastrophe from occurring is an interesting development in the connected home, and I expect we’ll see more of it as the full capabilities of artificial intelligence are tested.
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