Earlier this year, budget smart security camera specialist Wyze took the covers off of a new AI-powered Descriptive Alerts feature, which texts you specifics of what a camera sees.
And now, building on that AI engine is the new No Big Deal (NBD) AI filter, which is designed to cut down on notifications and only pester you if something important is spotted by your security camera.
The NBD feature summarizes motion events and ranks them on a scale from 1 to 5.
Low-priority events like your robot vacuum doing its thing, a cat walking into the kitchen or a kid cycling past your house would be flagged as a 1, meaning they stay in the app but you won’t get sent an alert.
A score of 3 covers situations that might need your attention, such as a package delivery or a baby crying.
If an event hits 5 then it could be a critical event like glass breaking, police activity on your property, a suspected gunshot, or a stranger lurking outside your door.
The idea is to stop bothering you with unnecessary notifications while still making sure you see the ones that matter.
If Wyze’s AI does its job right, you won’t be constantly checking your phone for meaningless motion alerts, but you’ll still get an instant heads-up when something important happens.
Alongside NBD, Wyze is also adding 60-day cloud storage and emergency dispatch support to the Cam Unlimited Pro plan, which runs $19.99/month or $199.99/year.
AI detection and descriptions from security cameras are becoming quite the thing in 2025. Nest uses Gemini for descriptive alerts, Ring has its Smart Video Search and we’ve even seen a dedicated software platform called Seemour land, which promises to work across multiple security camera brands.
Wyze has a wide range of cheap smart security cameras available (alongside other smart home tech); the most recent of which is the Wyze Cam v4, which went on sale last year.
Taking a lot of the features from the Wyze 3rd-gen security camera, and also the likes of the Wyze Cam Plus and the Battery Cam Pro, the v4 added Wi-Fi 6 to the mix but still kept the price under $36.
