AI or SI? 'I mean, there’s different names for it,' says Ring's Jamie Siminoff, as the company launches an 'AI Pilot' for its home-surveillance drone (www.techradar.com)

Ring has introduced its new 'AI Pilot' feature for the Ring Drone Cam, designed to enhance the drone's home-surveillance capabilities by leveraging cloud-based intelligence. CEO Jamie Siminoff noted that the pilot's naming precedes recent discussions around renaming 'artificial intelligence' to 'super intelligence' (SI), a shift endorsed by both former President Trump and Amazon's founder, Jeff Bezos. Despite the political discourse, Siminoff emphasized that the naming decision for the AI Pilot was made independently and affirmed its current designation amidst the terminology debate. The launch is significant for the AI/ML community as it highlights the ongoing evolution of AI applications in consumer tech, particularly in balancing local autonomous decision-making against the need for reliable performance in dynamic environments. The use of cloud AI suggests a strong trend towards offloading complex computational tasks to external servers, which can support sophisticated processing without needing extensive local resources. As discussions around AI terminology unfold, the implications for brands and developers in the sector may be profound, potentially leading to either a reevaluation of product branding or increased confusion in the market regarding the foundational concepts of intelligence technology.