Shobdo - AI that works for you, not on you

Human-AI Interaction Privacy-First AI Sustainability Authenticity Affordability Empowering Humans Through Word & Sound

Privacy-first AI agents through word and sound—Shobdo (শব্দ). Our first agent, Shobdo VideoRAG, watches your surveillance cameras and answers your questions; so you can focus on running your business.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Shobdo (শব্দ) is a Bengali word meaning both "word" and "sound" — the most natural ways humans connect and make sense of the world. We believe AI should meet people where they already are, through voice and language, not the other way around.

Shobdo VideoRAG is our AI service for store and small-business owners. It watches the security cameras you already own, writes down what it sees in plain English, and messages you with a clip only when something genuinely matters. Every alert is checked by a second AI that watches the footage first. You can tell it what to watch for in your own words. Your video stays at your store and is never stored in our cloud.

Because "free" AI is never actually free — you pay with your data, your attention, or both. We earn revenue the straightforward way: by selling products and services that are genuinely worth paying for. That honest model is what lets us build AI that works for you instead of on you.

Privacy is not a feature we bolt on — it is our business model. Wherever possible our solutions run on your own hardware, and with VideoRAG your footage stays on your recorder and is never stored in our cloud. What we keep is written text about events, not video. We have no ad business, no data marketplace, and no incentive to harvest what you generate.

Most AI companies monetize your data: when the product is free, your attention, your habits, and your footage are what is being sold. We run on a simpler, older model: you pay for a service, and we work for you. Shobdo is built on three principles: Privacy First, Sustainability Over Exploitation, and AI for Everyone. No data harvesting, no attention manipulation, no enshittification down the road.