Ulrich

Look at the listing. There is no such caveat.

Right, but not if you didn’t. Which would be false advertising.

Then you wouldn’t be able to “answer your door from anywhere”…

I mean it’s certainly possible, it’s just a matter of whether the doorbell firmware/software will support it. And the answer is almost always no.

From the listing:

Answer your door from anywhere in the world with this remote viewing Video Doorbell.

So I assume you’re not expected to self-host this. Which means they have to run and maintain servers. And $16/person ain’t covering the cost of this device + servers indefinitely.

There is no human element to this implantation

Yes, that’s exactly what I’m saying. That’s the problem with the implementation.

There’s literally nothing wrong with the technology. The problem is the application.

I’m not sure how you can make the points you make, and still call it a “generally brilliant solution”

Because the technology itself is not the problem, it’s the application. Not complicated.

I think it’s generally a brilliant solution but there are a couple of problems here:

1. The scanner seems to flag fucking everything and charge for minor damage where a human would probably flag it as wear.
2. No one is allowed to correct the scanner:

Perturbed by the apparent mistake, the user tried to speak to employees and managers at the Hertz counter, but none were able to help, and all “pointed fingers at the ‘AI scanner.’” They were told to contact customer support — but even that proved futile after representatives claimed they “can’t do anything.”

Sounds to me like they’re just trying to replace those employees. That’s why they won’t let them interfere.