Theres a graveyard full of failed dedicated AI assistant devices from last year.
TheSamsung Galaxy S25 phonescould be the first real shot at mobilecross-app capabilities.
That is, as long as you believe the AI model wont make a mistake.
The Samsung Galaxy S25’s generative edit and drawing features run on-device, but that doesn’t mean they’ll always do what you want.© Photo: Adriano Contreras / Gizmodo
But among these promises is the underlying problem of AI reliability.
Samsung promises its on-unit and cloud-based AI processing is keeping all your data secure.
If you want it to use Google Calendar, youll need to specify it in your prompt.
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This isnt just for the prompts you give to the AI assistant.
The new Now Brief widget that appears on the lock screen is also suffused with AI.
Samsung calls the on-unit AI privacy the personal data engine.
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Samsung said all of the users data is end-to-end encrypted when its sent to the company for cloud processing.
The company also promises it doesnt use prompts or data for targeted advertising.
Still, you might also change a setting only to process data on-unit.
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Doing so may cut out access to several AI features that require cloud data.
Whats more, you oughta remember that not all the new AI features work directly on-gadget.
AI will continue to make our ongoing climate crisis worse, even while big techcontinues to promote nuclear power.
If youre asking the AI to write a text, the bot wont hit send for you.
As long as users have control, they can fix any mistakes the AI model is prone to making.
The bigger problem will be whether the AI will still accomplish the task, even when youre not looking.
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