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Amazon’s Ring Boss Makes AI Use Mandatory for Promotions

Jamie Siminoff requires promotion applications to include evidence of AI-driven improvements across Ring’s RBKS organization

Jamie Siminoff’s latest edict is one of several at Amazon’s smart-home business division.
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Overview

  • All RBKS employees seeking promotions must demonstrate how they used AI to achieve measurable gains in customer experience or operational efficiency.
  • The requirement spans Ring’s RBKS organization, including Blink security cameras, Key in-home delivery and the Sidewalk wireless network.
  • Since his April return, Siminoff reinstated Ring’s founding “Make neighborhoods safer” mission and aligned the unit with Andy Jassy’s efficiency and AI-first productivity mandate.
  • Ring revived its police video-request feature through an Axon partnership and is now exploring user-consented livestreaming from its devices.
  • Privacy advocates warn that the renewed focus on AI-driven surveillance tools heightens data security and transparency risks for Ring customers.