Samsung Plans to 'Revamp' Bixby Voice Assistant with GenAI Upgrade

Samsung may add generative AI features to its voice assistant Bixby.

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Bixby debuted in 2017 alongside Samsung's Galaxy S8 smartphone has provided a variety of capabilities.

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However, voice assistants have traditionally been less conversational, relying on users to ask queries and receive replies.

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Following the introduction of OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbots have become more intelligent and capable of handling far more complicated requests.

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These modern chatbots are an example of generative AI, which allows users to ask a question and receive a response in the form of text, an image, or, more recently, a video.

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Samsung Plans to 'Revamp' Bixby Voice Assistant with GenAI Upgrade

Samsung may add generative AI features to its voice assistant Bixby.

Bixby debuted in 2017 alongside Samsung's Galaxy S8 smartphone has provided a variety of capabilities.

However, voice assistants have traditionally been less conversational, relying on users to ask queries and receive replies.

Following the introduction of OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbots have become more intelligent and capable of handling far more complicated requests.

These modern chatbots are an example of generative AI, which allows users to ask a question and receive a response in the form of text, an image, or, more recently, a video.

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