The concept of "Physical AI" and video prediction models (spatial/predictive 3D worlds) represents the next major leap following large language models.
The continuous collection of real-world spatial data by surveillance cameras serves as an invaluable source of "raw material" for training AI...
You can absolutely use the Tapo MagCam offline by initially setting it up via a mobile hotspot, but keep in mind that as a battery-powered camera, it will only record motion events to a MicroSD card and won't support RTSP or ONVIF streams.
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While Apple definitely tracks and collects data, they still feel slightly better than Google in terms of out-of-the-box privacy. That being said, nobody should fully trust any big tech company with their data.
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