Samsung To Commercialize AI Chips For S8, Note 8 After Bixby Launch

Samsung is reportedly planning to widely produce and sell AI chips in the near future now that it has introduced its advanced voice assistant Bixby for its smartphones, such as the Galaxy S8 and Note 8. The chips that it will be manufacturing will be designed for artificial applications on devices. On Monday, industry sources told South Korean publication Korea Herald that Apple's biggest rival has already embarked on research and development of its AI chips. The company is said to be planning to make its AI chips commercially available in the next few years. Samsung is rumored to be developing not only a single type of AI chip, but various types that will be capable of carrying out certain operations for AI applications.