New platform allows companies to build and deploy video AI in minutes, with no technical expertise required.
Spot AI, a fast-growing AI video startup, today launched a new platform called Iris, that allows anyone from warehouse supervisors to hospital staff, to build and deploy custom video AI agents in under 10 minutes, all without writing a single line of code.
Described as “ChatGPT for video,” Iris lets users train AI models simply by describing what they want to detect and uploading a handful of images. From there, the system can generate highly specific detection agents that respond to real-world events, such as identifying safety hazards, monitoring equipment, or triggering alerts based on visual cues.
The launch marks a major shift in accessibility for video-based artificial intelligence, which has typically required teams of machine learning engineers, large datasets, and months of development time.
“We’re democratizing video AI,” said Rish Gupta, CEO and co-founder of Spot AI. “With Iris, the people who actually experience safety, security, and operational challenges every day can now solve them, without needing a data science team.”
The technology behind Iris leverages a technique the company calls “natural language agent creation.” Users can describe a problem, for example, a hospital administrator might ask for help detecting patients at risk of falling, and the platform guides them through a simple setup process. With as few as 20 training images, Iris can build and deploy a working model to monitor live video feeds.
Spot AI says the platform integrates with most existing surveillance infrastructure and enterprise systems, and maintains compliance with SOC 2 and HIPAA standards.
A Surge in Demand for Custom Video Intelligence
The rollout of Iris comes as demand surges for smarter, more flexible video solutions across industries like manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, and retail. Many organizations have existing camera networks but lack the tools to make use of the data they’re capturing.
Until now, creating custom AI for these systems has been out of reach for all but the most well-resourced companies. Spot AI hopes Iris will change that.
The company, which already counts more than 1,000 businesses among its customers and supports over 75,000 cameras, believes Iris will expand its user base to include smaller teams that don’t have dedicated security or tech departments.
