New Delhi, July 31 -- I had always assumed a security camera was there to help after something went wrong. That changed when I heard that my neighbour's AI-powered camera spotted a package thief in real time and sent an alert before the parcel disappeared. It was enough to spark my curiosity. What did the camera actually see that a regular one might have missed? As I looked into it, I realised there was no single feature behind it. Instead, several AI-powered tools were working together in the background. Here is a closer look at the ones that could have made all the difference.

Traditional security cameras tend to send alerts for almost everything. A passing car, a neighbourhood dog or even tree branches swaying in the wind can trigger ...