Samsung unveils Galaxy S24 with AI-powered translation

Galaxy becomes an interpreter Consumers check out the product\'s artificial intelligence (AI) real-time interpreting feature at the S24 experience event at Times Square in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, South Korea, where the Samsung Galaxy S24 series was unveiled on Aug. 18. Yonhap

"I'd like to make a reservation for the restaurant this Saturday. Is it possible?"

A person asked a staff member of the restaurant over the phone. It is a rather 'rude' situation to ask the English speaker a question in Korean. But the machine voice on the smartphone immediately translates the words into English. "I'd like to make a reservation for the restaurant this Saturday. Is it possible?"

The staff understands the question and replies, of course, in English, saying, "I believe we're fully booked, but let me double check." Again, the smartphone instantly translates into Korean. “I believe we're fully booked, but let me double check."

Samsung Electronics demonstrated its artificial intelligence function that is installed in the form of an on-device on the "Galaxy S24 Series," which was unveiled at Galaxy Unpacked 2024 in California on January 18.

First up was the Galaxy AI's "real-time interpretation" function. It supports 13 languages, including English, Korean, Chinese, French, and Spanish. Of course, the demonstration was done with a virtual speaker, not a real person, and with a predetermined scenario. The Galaxy S24's AI was fluent in both Korean and English and was able to communicate clearly and without distortion to both sides.

The Galaxy S24 also has a new function that suggests the tone of the phrase appropriately depending on the person sending the message or the situation. A person copied and pasted a New Year's greeting from a friend, starting with "2024 has begun, time flies!" into a chat room with team Leader Kang. Soon after, the Galaxy AI changed its tone naturally and in a more polite way, saying, "The year 2024 has begun. Time seems to be flying by."

It also features a "circle to search" function that can solve questions by drawing a circle on a mobile phone screen. All you have to do is press and hold the home button to activate the function and then move your finger to specify an area with a circle or a square. In the case of text, you can highlight it by simply pressing down the screen. You do not need to search on Google or Naver but just circle the apartment in photos to find out the information about it. As you circle the apartment, the result immediately comes out that it is "Galleria Fore, a luxury apartment located in Seongdong-gu, Seoul." Subsequently, when asked about the price, the AI provided information that "it was traded for 10 billion won in September 2023." Although a user typed only one word, the AI provided appropriate results by understanding the overall context of the conversation. An official from Samsung Electronics said, "The answers provided by 'Circle to Search' are not presented in the form of a list like general search results, but the AI selects the most relevant answers. We also applied an interactive search function that provides answers after understanding the context of previous searches.”

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