Samsung Is Joining the AI Digital World With Plans To Give Galaxy S8 An AI Digital Assistant

A Samsung Galaxy Note 7. (Credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images.)

Samsung is announcing plans to join companies with AI Digital assistants. 

The assistant will be based on works by Viv Labs, a San Jose-based AI company that Samsung acquired last month(October) a move that earlier fuelled speculation that Samsung was moving into the AI space. 

Since Apple has Siri, Microsoft  has Cortana, and Google has its Google Assistant, Samsung is moving in an already crowded space.

Now, Samsung plans to bring its own iteration of a virtual assistant in the Galaxy S8 next spring, according to a new report from Reuters.

Samsung appears to be tapping into Viv’s existing integrity and strength. The founders of VIV's are also the creator of Siri which Apple acquired lately.

 VIV's is designed to be a one-stop-shop that works seamlessly with third-party services. which makes it unique and outstanding. 

Samsung Executive Vice President Rhee In-jong said during a briefing, with Reuters "Developers can attach and upload services to our agent"

“Even if Samsung doesn’t do anything on its own, the more services that get attached the smarter this agent will get, learn more new services and provide them to end-users with ease.”

If the AI digital assistant romance of Samsung is successful, it could help Samsung make up for its financial losses over the Galaxy Note 7 recall, which is projected to cost about $5.4 billion. It could also rebuild consumer confidence after the Note 7 explosion and, more recently, a recall of a Samsung top-loading washing machine due to “impact injuries.”