Samsung to double AI-powered devices

Samsung Electronics plans to double this year the number of its mobile devices with Al features powered by Google's Gemini, its co-CEO said, which would give the US firm an edge over rivals as the global race in artificial intelligence hots up.

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TM Roh, Samsung Electronics' co-CEO, at the company's headquarters in Suwon, South Korea, on Dec 23.REUTERS

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The South Korean company, which had rolled out Gemini-backed AI features to about 400 million mobile products, including smartphones and tablets, by last year, plans to boost that figure to 800 million in 2026.

"We will apply AI to all products, all functions, and all services as quickly as possible," TM Roh told Reuters in his first interview since becoming Samsung Electronics co-CEO in November.

The plan by the world's largest backer of Google's Android mobile platform is set to give a major boost to its developer Google, which is locked in a race with OpenAI and others to attract more consumer users to their AI model.

Samsung seeks to reclaim its lost crown from Apple in the smartphone market and fend off competition from Chinese rivals not only in mobile telephones, but in televisions and home appliances, all overseen by Roh.