Just this week, Samsung Electronics, one of the behemoth tech companies in the market, just publicized their plans to unveil its flagship Samsung Galaxy S8 mobile phone to have a digital assistant powered by AI. With Samsung's recent procurement of Viv Labs, its technology will be the foundation of the said digital assistant of the next Galaxy phone.
Samsung may delay the unveiling of their new flagship Galaxy phone,which is originally slated to launch in February, and pushing it as late as April. The exact date of the launch is yet to be unveiled by the company. It is also reported that the next galaxy phone, the Samsung Galaxy S8, may have an additional button on the side to launch the AI capabilities.
The new direction of Samsung is to incorporate the AI into their family of electronics and appliances, ranging from mobile devices to wearable technology and home devices - this should include Samsung Galaxy S8. According to Samsung's Ashley Wimberly, the company is very much excited to begin the initial integration of AI Capabilities into their future products. They also much look forward to share further details regarding this matter at a later date.
In the aftermath of the Galaxy Note 7 fiasco, skepticism rose that revelations of plans concerning for a digital assistant in Samsung Galaxy S8 are more than just a face-saving publicity. Analysts are wary that Samsung will come up top over other tech giants in this arena. Other contenders in the market like Amazon, Google, Microsoft and others have years of consumer data already where they can build on artificial intelligence platforms.
This plans come at a very crucial for Samsung, which is to remove the company from one of the largest fiasco in mobile electronics history. Samsung had to recall millions of products not only mobile devices but other home devices like washing machines as well. According to analysts, Samsung's brand reputation has been hurt by these recalls but will regain consumer's trust in the company over time. For more news and updates on Samsung Galaxy S8, stay tuned to Gamenguide.