Home Assistant Just Got AI Vision - Cameras That Understand What They See

Discover the new ai_task AI vision feature in Home Assistant 2025.8 and see how it integrates with Google Gemini to take smart home automation to the next level. **MORE AI VISION AUTOMATIONS!** *Detect Packages on Your Porch!* https://youtu.be/HZl2VGEYA14 *Check If Trash Bins Are Out!* https://youtu.be/ASw6-Xzgiq8 *Identify Vehicles In Your Driveway!* https://youtu.be/3Mo6OYpKhy4 *Get Alerted When The Mail Arrives!* https://youtu.be/6MlxqCU_gic Sponsored Links: All of this was done on the Home Assistant platform (https://www.home-assistant.io/) which is a free, open-source home automation software suite. You can bring your own hardware and just install the software, or buy a pre-built system that includes all the hardware and software that you need: Home Assistant Green - https://amzn.to/4mxA7G3 Front Door Prompt: “This is a doorbell camera view of the front door of a residential home. Please provide text descriptions of any individuals seen, using a total of no more than 250 characters for your response, or if no people are seen please note that. If any people are seen, always include key details in your description such as number of persons seen, their genders and general age category of adult or child, a description of their clothing, and if it looks like their clothing is a uniform of any type or might work for a particular shipping company or delivery service, try to identify it. Describe whether they appear to be carrying anything with them and if so what it might be.” Sources: HomeAssistant 2025.8 Release Notes for the ai.task function: ⁠https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/08/06/release-20258/#integrate-ai-into-your-workflow-using-ai-task Home Assistant Google Gemini Integration: https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/google_generative_ai_conversation/ Google Gemini API Key Generation Page: https://aistudio.google.com/app/apikey #HomeAssistant #SmartHome #AITask #HomeAutomation #AIVision #GeminiAI #SmartHomeTech