The Brief A piece of AI technology helped reunite a Surprise man with his dog. So having extra eyes, extra people being able to see and notify us when they saw her, really helped," the man said. AI is now being used to help people find missing pets, and one success story involves a dog owner in Surprise. He also utilized the Search Party function on his Ring security camera. Dig deeper:Ring's founder and chief inventor, Jamie Siminoff, explains how the AI-based Search Party technology works.