Samsung is adding Perplexity to Galaxy AI for its upcoming S26 series
Summary
Samsung is integrating Perplexity's AI agent into its Galaxy AI for the upcoming S26 series, enhancing user experience with multiple AI functionalities.
Why It Matters
This integration signifies Samsung's commitment to enhancing user interaction through AI, particularly as it prepares for the Galaxy Unpacked event. The collaboration with Perplexity also raises questions about AI ethics, given the company's recent legal challenges regarding content scraping.
Key Takeaways
- Samsung's Galaxy AI will incorporate Perplexity's AI agent for improved functionality.
- The AI agent can be activated using the phrase 'Hey Plex' and physical controls.
- This move aims to provide users with more flexibility in task management.
- Perplexity has faced legal issues over content scraping, highlighting ethical concerns in AI.
- The integration will be detailed further at the upcoming Galaxy Unpacked event.
SamsungSamsung's next flagship devices will offer Perplexity as part of an expansion to support multiple AI agents in Galaxy AI. Perplexity's AI agent will work with apps including Samsung Notes, Clock, Gallery, Reminder and Calendar, according to the announcement. And, some third-party apps will support it, though Samsung hasn't yet said which. The news comes just a few days before Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked event, so we can expect to find out more about that integration and how it fits in with Samsung's revamped Bixby very soon.What we know so far is that the Perplexity agent will respond to the wake phrase, "Hey Plex" (not to be confused with the streaming service Plex). It can also be initiated by quick-access physical controls. In a statement, Samsung's Won-Joon Choi, President, COO and Head of the R&D Office for Samsung's Mobile eXperience Business, said the expansion of Galaxy AI is aimed at giving users more choice and flexibility in getting their tasks done. "Galaxy AI acts as an orchestrator, bringing together different forms of AI into a single, natural, cohesive experience,” Choi said.Samsung previously announced a partnership with Perplexity last year to integrate the company's AI search engine into Samsung TVs. Perplexity has been in hot water though over alleged content scraping and copyright infringement, and was even sued in September by Merriam-Webster — yes, the dictionary — and Encyclopedia Britannica.If you buy something through a link in this article,...
