Samsung Announces New Galaxy S24 Lineup With AI-Powered Photo Editing, Search Features (cnbc.com) 18
Samsung announced its new flagship Galaxy S24 smartphone lineup today, with loads of new artificial intelligence features. CNBC reports: For Samsung's top-tier S24 Ultra, which is the company's biggest of the three devices and comes with punchier specs and features, Samsung is using a version of Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon Series 8 Gen 3 optimized for Galaxy. The company is using a mix of Qualcomm systems-on-chips (SoCs) and its own Exynos chipset for its S24 and S24+ models. [...] The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra is the main event for most tech gadget enthusiasts -- and, for the most part, it isn't a whole lot different to the Galaxy S23 Ultra looks-wise. That's because Samsung isn't changing an awful lot with the hardware. It still comes in the same size as its predecessor -- the display is 6.8 inches, measured diagonally, though the phone is flatter this time round. The S23 Ultra had more curvature to it. The big upgrade to the external hardware with this model is that it's cased in titanium, so it's a lot sturdier than the S23 Ultra.
The main difference this time round is what's inside: Samsung is going big on artificial intelligence. A key focus for Samsung, like other smartphone makers, now is on "on-demand" AI -- or, the ability to carry out AI workloads directly on a device, rather than over the cloud. Samsung said its new Galaxy S24 Ultra will come with a bunch of new AI features, a lot of which is being powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset for mobile, which is tailored for AI devices. One feature Samsung's loading into the Galaxy S24 range is the ability to circle locations or items a user is directing their camera at, or on a picture they've taken, and then look up results on what those things are. So, for instance, if you see a landmark or a shoe you want to buy, you can make a circle around that object and then the AI shows you appropriate results on Google.
Another feature Samsung touted is the ability to use AI to edit photos. So users can edit reflections out of pictures they've taken, for instance if you took a picture of yourself in front of a window. Or you can move a person from one side of the room to another by dragging them from left to right. Samsung also showcased live transcription features with its latest smartphones. When calling someone who's speaking in French, for instance, a user can pull up a transcription that's being fed through to them in real time. You can also record a conversation between two people and get it transcribed, while the AI assigns a label to each person speaking, similar to transcription products like Otter AI. Samsung is also incorporating AI watermarking into these features, helping to combat misinformation and copyright infringement. "So when a Galaxy S24 user uses AI to modify a photo, Samsung will keep a log of what was changed with AI and store it in the metadata," reports CNBC. "It'll also have an icon in the bottom left corner to show that the image has been edited using AI, kind of like a watermark."
The main difference this time round is what's inside: Samsung is going big on artificial intelligence. A key focus for Samsung, like other smartphone makers, now is on "on-demand" AI -- or, the ability to carry out AI workloads directly on a device, rather than over the cloud. Samsung said its new Galaxy S24 Ultra will come with a bunch of new AI features, a lot of which is being powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset for mobile, which is tailored for AI devices. One feature Samsung's loading into the Galaxy S24 range is the ability to circle locations or items a user is directing their camera at, or on a picture they've taken, and then look up results on what those things are. So, for instance, if you see a landmark or a shoe you want to buy, you can make a circle around that object and then the AI shows you appropriate results on Google.
Another feature Samsung touted is the ability to use AI to edit photos. So users can edit reflections out of pictures they've taken, for instance if you took a picture of yourself in front of a window. Or you can move a person from one side of the room to another by dragging them from left to right. Samsung also showcased live transcription features with its latest smartphones. When calling someone who's speaking in French, for instance, a user can pull up a transcription that's being fed through to them in real time. You can also record a conversation between two people and get it transcribed, while the AI assigns a label to each person speaking, similar to transcription products like Otter AI. Samsung is also incorporating AI watermarking into these features, helping to combat misinformation and copyright infringement. "So when a Galaxy S24 user uses AI to modify a photo, Samsung will keep a log of what was changed with AI and store it in the metadata," reports CNBC. "It'll also have an icon in the bottom left corner to show that the image has been edited using AI, kind of like a watermark."
Every program is now 'AI' (Score:2)
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"AI", the current buzzword to make people buy expensive stuff they do not need by employing fear of missing out.
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So, can I make instant nudes with this? (Score:2)
No? Than what is the purpose? Nobody sane does real photo editing on a phone.
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No? Than what is the purpose? Nobody sane does real photo editing on a phone.
The are lots of people who do absolutely everything on their phones. I question their sanity but is profitable for companies like Samsung to cater to such people.
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Well, true. A lot of tech profits come from not-sane people.
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Ah, a fellow man of taste and refinement.
Re:So, can I make instant nudes with this? (Score:5, Funny)
Of course you can make instant nudes with it, same as every other smartphone. The difference is now the AI assistant can detect if you're an out of shape middle aged guy and will tell you that nobody on the internet wants to see you naked. It also might be able to tell if the picture is a bird.
Make that modification log plain text, please... (Score:2)
when a Galaxy S24 user uses AI to modify a photo, Samsung will keep a log of what was changed with AI and store it in the metadata
Oh yes, please make this plain text, so when looking at the photo of that athletic young model on the beach, at a press of a button you get
"Modification log: 12 AI filters have been applied. The person in this photo is actually 47 years of age, obese and full of wrinkles."
S23 gets AI also (Score:3)
What are the TOS? (Score:3)
Samsung is allowed to use your images in any way it wants including, but not limited to, using them for its own marketing, providing them to the government without a warrant and to train its AI?
Like Google Pixel phones in 2017 (Score:1)
Anyone remember the tensor core hype? No? That's what I thought...
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#GSOD ? (Score:2)
By the power of AI... (Score:2)
So, for instance, if you see a landmark or a shoe you want to buy
If I see a landmark I want to buy?!!
Actually, I nearly bought a bridge in NYC once - but it didn't have AI in it, so I didn't.
AI photo editing (Score:2)
AI photo editing:
"AI, make me a picture of me at the Grand Canyon."
Tremendous savings: no lens needed!