Ring is tapping into the power of generative AI with a new feature designed to help users better understand motion alerts from their doorbells and cameras. Dubbed Video Descriptions, the tool is now rolling out in beta to Ring Home Premium subscribers in the U.S. and Canada and aims to make home monitoring more efficient by providing real-time, text-based summaries of detected activity.
“This new generative AI (Gen AI) feature helps you quickly distinguish between urgent and everyday activity with a quick glance at your phone,” writes Jamie Siminoff, founder and chief inventor at Ring, in a post on the company’s website. Siminoff returned to work at Ring back in April 2025, after having served as CEO of the commercial access company, Latch, now Door.
The descriptions—generated when motion is detected—are concise and focused on what matters most. For example, users might receive alerts that read: “A person is walking up the steps with a black dog,” or “Two people are peering into a white car in the driveway.”
“Video Descriptions uses real intelligence to describe only the main subject that caused a motion alert and what action they are taking,” Siminoff explains. “We’ve also designed the feature so the descriptions are intentionally concise, allowing you to quickly discern if something needs your attention.”
According to Siminoff, the launch of Video Descriptions is just the beginning. Future enhancements include the ability to intelligently group related motion events into a single notification and send alerts only when something out of the ordinary occurs.
“It will learn the routines of your residence, get smarter, and deliver peace of mind by only notifying you when it is something out of the ordinary,” Siminoff writes.
Siminoff adds that AI is reshaping how the company thinks about home security innovation, with advancements in AI challenging the company to think about how ring would be built today if it started with AI as its foundation
“I feel like we are back to the very early days of Ring again—I see unlimited potential for new experiences we can invent for our neighbors,” Siminoff says.
Video Descriptions works with all currently available Ring cameras and video doorbells and can be enabled through the Ring app.
