Security cameras are failing spectacularly at common sense

The Wall Street Journal highlights the expertise of David Doermann regarding the failures of doorbell security cameras to distinguish true threats. The article cites instances of brake lights being flagged as housefires, and passing dogs identified as bear sightings. “They’re astonishingly good at recognizing visual patterns, but they really don’t have any common sense,” said Doermann. “That’s why it can be very impressive at one moment but completely wrong the next.”