Samsung rules out charging for its AI services in the short term

Samsung has ruled out charging users for its generative AI services in the short term. The South Korean company this year unveiled an ambitious strategy of artificial intelligence functions that can now be used for its own purposes.we are mobile phones Galaxy S24. “Right now, We have no plans to collect. for these services,

Samsung has ruled out charging users for its generative AI services in the short term. The South Korean company this year unveiled an ambitious strategy of artificial intelligence functions that can now be used for its own purposes.we are mobile phones Galaxy S24. “Right now, We have no plans to collect.

for these services at least until the end of 2025 because our goal is to expand the scope of our artificial intelligence,” explained YJ Kim, director of AI Language at Samsung, during a roundtable held at Mobile World Congress .

The company offers under the brand Galaxy AI features such as real-time two-way translation of phone calls, transcription and summarization of voice recordings, a function to simplify and organize texts taken in notes, and photo editing tools.

Currently, free generative AI services coexist for end consumers and others who offer more advanced features in exchange for paying a fee. monthly subscription. “The artificial intelligence market is very dynamic. Technology has accelerated and many new services are emerging. It is impossible to predict what specific services or features will be available in the future. But now we have no plan for their development. charge for artificial intelligence,” he says.

Samsung is confident that the introduction of generative artificial intelligence will help increase sales of premium mobile phones. “It’s been a month since we launched the Galaxy S24 and we’ve recorded double-digit sales growth

compared to the previous line,” says YJ Kim. The executive believes consumers “will increasingly appreciate the value of having these features.”

In his opinion, we will see two broad categories of products in the industry. “As in the past, we had regular cell phones and smartphonesthere will be a division between smartphones generics and those based on artificial intelligence,” explains a Samsung manager. Consulting firm Counterpoint predicts Samsung will capture more than half of the latter’s market within two years. According to her forecasts, they will be sold in 2024 100 million mobile phones with generative artificial intelligence.

At the end of March, AI features will be available on more Samsung phones such as Galaxy S23 and S23F, foldable Z Fold 5 and Z Flip 5, as well as the Galaxy Tab S9 tablet. YJ Kim explains that the next foldable phone models, which will be released in the second half of the year, “will have more advanced artificial intelligence capabilities. It won’t be a copy of what we announced with the Galaxy S24, but we will take into account the features of the foldable format,” he concludes.