Samsung, Google AI Partnership In The Works: Bixby, Google Assistant Compatibility Hinted?

Samsung is expected to replace its S-Voice functionality with an artificially intelligent Bixby voice assistant in its upcoming S8 device. But, how would Bixby fare in comparison with Google Assistant -- the U.S. tech giant's Artificial Intelligence enabled voice assistant? "Samsung and Google will have to continue to maintain their strategic partnership to nurture the AI and the market for the emerging technology," Lee Kyeong-Tae, corporate strategy planning vice-president, Samsung Electronics told The Investor on Tuesday. Samsung has in the past come out with devices having two voice assistants, S-Voice and Google Voice. But this time, the company seems to have different plans for Bixby.