AI descriptions is a new AI-powered feature available to selected Home app users who meet eligibility requirements.
With Gemini's generative capabilities, recorded camera events are given specific short and long descriptions. For example, instead of the usual 'animal or activity detected' label, the AI-generated description may be 'the dog is digging in the garden'.
The detailed descriptions make it easier for you to search and review your recorded footage. Instead of tapping every recorded event to find out what happened, you can now easily search for an event using specific keywords.
Who can use AI descriptions
AI descriptions is currently rolling out to some Public Preview participants with a Nest Aware Plus subscription, on a limited basis. You also need to opt in to the terms of usage before you can use this feature.
Important:
- AI descriptions is rolling out gradually and may not be available to you yet.
- This feature will only be available on Nest cameras set up in the Google Home app (launched in 2021 or later) and legacy cameras that have been migrated to the Home app.
This feature has limited language support. It is currently only available in the USA (English). This feature is not available in Illinois.
How to opt in for AI descriptions
To use AI descriptions, you must agree to the terms of usage and data sharing. To opt in:
- Tap the Public Preview
icon.
- Activate the Experimental AI features
button.
Note: This toggle only appears if you are opted in to Public Preview and have a Nest Aware Plus subscription. - On the Terms page, read and scroll down
tap Agree to give your consent. The Experimental AI features
button is now on.
Another way to opt in is through in-app messages, like offers from your Home app inbox. Just follow the on-screen steps after tapping Learn more.
Once you've opted in, you'll be able to access all experimental AI features for which you're eligible. Eligibility criteria for each feature may vary. For a more detailed description of the opt-in process, go to Public Preview for Google Home app.
If for some reason you want to stop the use of experimental AI features, you can opt out and withdraw your consent.
- Tap the Public Preview
- Turn off the Experimental AI features
- The Experimental AI features
Once opted out, you'll need to review and agree to the terms again if you decide to opt in at a later time.
How to view and use AI descriptions
All recorded camera events are available to check in the Activity 
To go to your Activity tab and view the events:
- Open your Google Home app
.
- At the bottom, tap Activity
For example, you might get 'Person leaving parcel on porch' or 'Car parking'. To get a more detailed explanation of what happened in the recording, tap the information 
To search for a specific recorded event, use the search box available in your Activity tab. You can type phrases like 'recent delivery', 'unfamiliar visitor' or even 'garage door opening' to show all events with such descriptions.
For more information about searching camera events, go to Search camera history for the Google Home app.
How to provide feedback
To improve AI descriptions, use the thumbs up 
- Tap the camera event that you want to evaluate (in your Activity history, camera events or search results).
- Tap the information
- A standard feedback question will be available under the detailed description. Tap either the thumbs up
- If you want to provide more detailed feedback, tap Add feedback details.
Note: You must agree to the clip lending agreement before you can provide more feedback.
- The additional feedback prompt will appear. Answer all applicable questions. You can write on the text box to help explain your feedback.