Introducing Iris: The First Natural Conversation AI Agent Builder for Security Cameras

Spot AI, the leader in Video AI Agents for the physical world, today announced Iris, the world’s first natural conversation Video AI Agent builder for enterprise cameras and conversational interface for video data in industries like manufacturing, logistics, retail, construction, healthcare and more. Building upon their successful Fall 2024 launch of Video AI Agents for Safety, Security, and Operations—Iris now empowers leaders to quickly build their own custom agents for challenges unique to their specific environments. See how Iris works in this video.

“Iris transforms how we interact with video data through natural conversation,” said Rish Gupta, CEO and Co-Founder of Spot AI. “What ChatGPT did for text, Iris does for video—making powerful AI capabilities accessible without requiring technical expertise. Iris will help anyone build an AI agent that watches videos and acts on their behalf–from retailers and hospitals to the industrial heart of America.”

From Out-of-the-Box to Custom-Built: The Iris Evolution

For AI to transform from digital screens to physical workspaces, it needs to have eyes. With 100 million cameras deployed across the U.S, Video AI Agents leverage foundational AI models to observe physical environments, intelligently interpret activities, and respond in real-time—enhancing safety while boosting productivity across industries with physical operations.

While Spot AI’s out-of-the-box agents address standard workplace challenges that reduce injuries, minimize security risks, and prevent operational bottlenecks, Iris now enables organizations to build custom agents that act on insights. Here’s how it works:

• Create custom Video AI Agents through simple conversation - No coding, machine learning expertise, or AI engineering required
• Train your own AI model with positive and negative reinforcement - Achieve high accuracy tailored to specific business needs
• Customize physical world actions - Trigger responses like stopping machines, securing doors, or activating tasks via integrations

“What used to take months of development now happens in minutes,” Gupta explained. “Before Iris, creating specialized video detection required dedicated AI/ML teams with advanced degrees, thousands of annotated images, and 8 weeks of complex development. Iris puts that same power in the hands of any business leader through simple conversation with 8 minutes and 20 training images.”

Custom Solutions for Industry-Specific Challenges

While Spot AI’s existing agents address common use cases across industries, Iris enables organizations to create solutions for their unique challenges:

• Manufacturing: Detecting when specific products back up on production lines or when leaks form—triggering responses based on severity
• Warehousing: Identifying when pallets and boxes are stacked unsafely—preventing potential accidents before they occur
• Retail: Monitoring shelf stock levels for specific merchandise—sending timely reports to store management
• Healthcare: Distinguishing between healthcare workers and patients in scrubs—optimizing traffic flow and reducing safety hazards
• Security: Detecting specific theft tools like boltcutters in parking lots—adapting to evolving security threats
• Safety: Recognizing proper safety gear for specialized roles—ensuring compliance with industry-specific requirements

Video AI agents continuously monitor critical areas, reducing workplace incidents and inefficiencies with minimal manual oversight. The agents allow teams to swiftly address safety hazards, security risks and operational bottlenecks, while Iris provides the simple conversational interface to build and interact with them as needed.

Spot AI’s CEO Rish Gupta will be announcing the launch of Iris on stage at Google Cloud Next during a media roundtable on April 9th.

For more information about Iris and how Spot AI is reshaping enterprise security and operations, visit https://www.spot.ai/iris

About Spot AI:

Spot AI is one of the fastest-growing Video AI companies, serving 1000+ customers in manufacturing, retail, healthcare, and schools to improve safety, reduce operational bottlenecks, boost productivity and revenue, and actively deter crime. Transforming passive video security cameras into AI Camera Systems and Video AI Agents, Spot AI helps organizations unlock the value of their video data to drive tangible outcomes. Founded by R&D leaders at Cisco Meraki and Samsara, Spot AI now indexes more hours of new video daily than YouTube. To date, Spot AI has raised $93M from Redpoint Ventures, Scale Venture Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, StepStone Group, Qualcomm Ventures, Cheyenne Ventures, Village Global, MVP Ventures, Good Morning Ventures, Pledge Ventures, GSBackers, and more. For more information, visit spot.ai.

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