Every flagship phone in 2018 will probably feature an AI chip

Next year's gadgets, at least beyond the second quarter, won't want to be caught dead without the killer fashion accessory of 2018: an AI chip. Samsung will reportedly begin manufacturing AI chips soon with hopes for commercialization within a matter of years. If this turns out to be accurate, the South Korean company will join the likes of Huawei, Apple, and Microsoft in making AI processors designed to be implemented in consumer gadgets. While rumors abound that Samsung's next big announcement is going to be a foldable smartphone, it seems more likely that we'll see an AI chip in the next Galaxy. The pivot to AI is imminent with Huawei already leading the pack having announced it's Kirin 970 chip, and Apple's iPhone X set to ship with its A11 bionic chip which features neural net processors.