Samsung says it will lead consumer-centered AI world

Samsung has always been a pioneer when it comes to incorporating new technologies into its devices. Despite being a consumer-focused company, it is known for experimenting with a lot of things. So what about AI-based products? The South Korean tech giant is apparently pretty confident about its position in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) world as well. This information comes from one of Samsung's top official.

According to the official, based on nearly half-a-billion connected devices it sells every year, Samsung Electronics will lead the consumer-centered Artificial Intelligence (AI) world. "Samsung will begin an exciting journey open to boundless possibilities in new user experiences by integrating AI into the open IoT ecosystem it is currently developing," Larry Heck, Head of Artificial Intelligence, Samsung Research America said on Friday.

To further prove his point, Heck also gave examples of various products that the company showcased at the recently concluded Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2018. As reported by Yonhap News Agency, the expert said that Samsung is highlighting its latest innovations in its vision to drive IoT supported by AI.

"Moving forward, Samsung will continue to remain focused on holistically integrating AI into a connected setting, such as the home or the office, in contrast to other players primarily pursuing implementation of AI on a few devices and services," he was quoted as saying by the news agency.

Heck said that Samsung's aim is to build an ecosystem that will be user-centric instead of device centric, as many IoT devices featuring AI support will bring forth a wide range of usage patterns and scenarios in coming future.

"To pursue that goal, we will start by building an AI platform under a common architecture that will not only scale quickly, but also provide the deepest understanding of usage context and behaviors, making AI more relevant and useful," he also added.

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AI has come a long way since its initial years. Especially, over the past few years, Artificial Intelligence has evolved so significantly that not many would have imagined. However, several renowned people in the tech world oppose the growth of AI, which according to them could pose a treat to the humans in near future. While it remains to be seen if their predictions will come true, there is no stop to AI as of now.

Written with IANS inputs