Apple Developing Smart Home Camera That Uses AI Instead Of Video
Reports indicate Apple is building a smart home camera that uses artificial intelligence to analyze activity without recording video footage.
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The odds
Each tick is a source publishing on this story
Price data
| Time | Chance of yes |
|---|---|
| now | 99% |
| 2 Nov, 22:17 UTC | 97% |
| 2 Nov, 21:48 UTC | 98% |
| 2 Nov, 21:26 UTC | 94% |
| 2 Nov, 04:26 UTC | 97% |
| 1 Nov, 19:30 UTC | 96% |
| 31 Oct, 19:59 UTC | 95% |
| 31 Oct, 00:57 UTC | 97% |
| 30 Oct, 22:07 UTC | 95% |
| 30 Oct, 16:10 UTC | 94% |
| 30 Oct, 15:28 UTC | 97% |
| 30 Oct, 14:58 UTC | 94% |
| 30 Oct, 13:06 UTC | 97% |
| 26 Oct, 05:46 UTC | 96% |
| 25 Oct, 03:16 UTC | 91% |
| 9 Oct, 22:24 UTC | 96% |
| 5 Oct, 15:56 UTC | 89% |
| 5 Oct, 10:47 UTC | 96% |
| 3 Oct, 23:55 UTC | 95% |
| 2 Oct, 02:30 UTC | 84% |
| 2 Oct, 01:59 UTC | 80% |
| 30 Sept, 12:45 UTC | 88% |
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The story so far
6 publishers have covered this in 8 articles since 1 Oct 2026. Bloomberg.com published first, on 1 October at 12:56 UTC; The Verge followed 9h 55m later. The most recent article, from cnet.com, appeared on 2 October at 22:25 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Bloomberg Technology (major outlet), The Verge (major outlet), Hacker News, Engadget, Inc., cnet.com.
One prediction market prices this story:
- Siri — resolved “Yes” on 3 Nov 2026. The market resolves to Yes if an Apple representative mentions Siri during the upcoming earnings call or its question-and-answer session. It resolves to No if Siri is not mentioned in that specific context. Readers often mistake the deadline, thinking any mention of Siri at any time counts, but only references during this particular earnings event matter.
Odds are the market's probability that the outcome happens, updated every few minutes. They are information about what traders expect, not a forecast we make and not investment advice.
How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published, with the odds on Siri at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.
- Bloomberg.comPower On Podcast: Siri AI is Coming Home88%
- Bloomberg TechnologyApple Wants to Take Over Your Home. Is Siri AI Ready?88%
- Bloomberg TechnologyApple’s Upcoming Smart Home Device Won’t Record Video88%
- The VergeApple’s reportedly developing a smart home camera that doesn’t record video88%
- Hacker NewsApple's smart home camera reportedly won't record video88%
- EngadgetApple is reportedly building a smart home camera that won't record video footage of you or anyone else84%▼4 points since the previous source
- Inc.Apple’s New Gadgets May Be Home Security Cameras. The Twist? They Won’t Actually Record Video84%
- cnet.comMaximizing Privacy? New Apple Home Security Cameras Reportedly Won’t Record Video84%
- Market resolved: Yes
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- Apple’s reportedly developing a smart home camera that doesn’t record video The Verge ·
- Apple’s Upcoming Smart Home Device Won’t Record Video Bloomberg Technology ·
- Apple Wants to Take Over Your Home. Is Siri AI Ready? Bloomberg Technology ·
- Power On Podcast: Siri AI is Coming Home Bloomberg.com ·
- Maximizing Privacy? New Apple Home Security Cameras Reportedly Won’t Record Video cnet.com
- Apple’s New Gadgets May Be Home Security Cameras. The Twist? They Won’t Actually Record Video Inc.
- Apple is reportedly building a smart home camera that won't record video footage of you or anyone else Engadget
- Apple's smart home camera reportedly won't record video Hacker News
Related prediction markets
Linked by software because they are about the same subject. Most ask a different question from the one this story reports, so read each market's own question. How often the link is right
- Resolved Siri Yes 4d ago
The market favoured Yes at 96% a day out, and it won. How often it's right
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