“Samsung is applying AI across our operations to develop foundational technologies that make AI more intuitive and seamless,” said Young Hyun Jun, Vice Chairman and CEO of Samsung Electronics, in his opening remarks. “This year’s Samsung AI Forum brings together leading experts from industry and academia to discuss how AI is transforming society and industry, and to share insights in what we expect will be a meaningful exchange of ideas.”

This year’s forum features keynote lectures from world-renowned AI scholars; including Yoshua Bengio, Professor at the University of Montreal and a pioneer in deep learning; as well as Stefano Ermon, Professor at Stanford University and Co-founder of the startup Inception, who spearheaded the development of diffusion-based language model (DLM).

Day One: Global Scholars Explore the AI Semiconductor Future

Samsung’s Device Solutions (DS) Division hosted the first day of the forum under the theme “Vertical AI Strategies and Vision for the Semiconductor Industry,” near Samsung’s semiconductor site in Yongin, Korea.

Professor Bengio delivered a keynote address outlining the far-reaching risks of today’s AI models, including their ability to bypass human control and the potential for misuse. As a safeguard, he introduced Scientist AI, a new model designed to help mitigate such concerns.

“Unlike models built to mimic or please humans, Scientist AI focuses on providing truthful answers grounded in verified facts and data,” said Professor Bengio, highlighting the model’s potential to enhance AI safety and accelerate scientific discovery. He also shared his latest research findings on AI for materials development in the keynote.

Amit Gupta, Senior Vice President of Siemens EDA, led a session titled, “The Future of AI-Driven Electronic Design.” During his presentation, he emphasized the importance of integrating AI into electronic design automation (EDA) tools and noted that end-to-end systems spanning the entire workflow will be key to unlocking AI’s full potential.

Technical sessions featuring Yong Ho Song, Executive Vice President and Head of the DS Division’s AI Center, Professor Seokhyung Kang of Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) and Professor Il-Chul Moon of Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) followed. Each speaker shared recent research developments in AI applications for semiconductor design and manufacturing, while also offering perspectives on how the field is evolving.

“AI is already an essential tool in chip design and software development,” said EVP Song. “As semiconductor manufacturing grows more complex, we expect AI to help address the technical challenges that arise.”

The forum also recognized three winners of the Samsung AI Researcher of the Year award: Professor Nicolas Papernot of the University of Toronto, Professor Rose Yu of the University of California San Diego and Professor Lerrel Pinto of New York University. All the award recipients were invited to present their work and share insights from their latest research.

Day Two: Focusing on the Era of Agentic AI and Boosting Productivity

Day two of the forum will be held online by Samsung’s Device eXperience (DX) Division and streamed live on Samsung Developer’s YouTube channel under the theme “Generative to Agentic AI.”[1]

“Generative AI has already become an essential tool across daily life and industries,” said Paul (Kyungwhoon) Cheun, CTO of the DX Division at Samsung Electronics and Head of Samsung Research. “As we enter the era of Agentic AI, Samsung will continue to focus on developing AI technologies that provide users with tangible benefits.”

The second day includes keynote speeches from Joseph E. Gonzalez, Professor at UC Berkeley and a leading researcher in language models and AI agents; Subbarao Kambhampati, Professor at Arizona State University and a world authority in AI planning and decision-making; and Stefano Ermon, Professor at Stanford University and Co-founder of Inception.

Professor Gonzalez will present his research on enhancing the agentic capabilities of large language model (LLM)-based systems. In particular, he will introduce the sleep-time compute paradigm, which enables agents to use idle interaction intervals to reason, learn and plan.

Professor Kambhampati will share his research on large reasoning models (LRMs) aimed at addressing the limitations of LLMs. He will point out that while current models excel at text generation, they remain limited in factual accuracy, planning and complex reasoning — highlighting key challenges such as ensuring answer guarantees, enabling context-adaptive computation, and providing interpretations of intermediate reasoning steps.

Professor Ermon will introduce diffusion language model, which applies diffusion models — widely used for image, video, and audio generation — into the language domain. This approach aims to overcome the limitations of traditional sequential text generation methods and propose a more efficient paradigm for language models.

In the technical sessions, Samsung Research representatives will present their latest developments, including:

• Camera AI technology for automatic color temperature adjustment
• Knowledge distillation-based methods for more efficient training of LLMs and their applications
• On-device AI technologies designed to bring LLMs to consumer electronics such as smartphones and TVs
• Automatic dubbing technology that generates voiceovers in the original speaker’s voice
• Deep dive technology that uses multi-agent systems to analyze and automatically generate various reports
• Document AI technologies that automatically convert diverse document formats into structure data for LLMs and agent systems
• An on-device AI studio for developers that shortens the development cycle of generative AI models

[1] Intelligent systems capable of making autonomous decisions and carrying out tasks on their own.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd and Google Cloud today announced an expanded partnership to bring Google Cloud’s generative AI technology to Ballie, a new home AI companion robot from Samsung. Available to consumers in the United States and Korea this summer, Ballie will be able to engage in natural, conversational interactions to help users manage home environments, including adjusting lighting, greeting people at the door, personalizing schedules, setting reminders, and more.

“Through this partnership, Samsung and Google Cloud are redefining the role of AI in the home,” said Yongjae Kim, Executive Vice President of the Visual Display Business at Samsung Electronics. “By pairing Gemini’s powerful multimodal reasoning with Samsung’s AI capabilities in Ballie, we’re leveraging the power of open collaboration to unlock a new era of personalized AI companion—one that moves with users, anticipates their needs, and interacts in more dynamic and meaningful ways than ever before.”

Ballie will use Gemini’s multimodal capabilities along with proprietary Samsung language models to process and understand a variety of inputs, including audio and voice, visual data from its camera, and sensor data from its environment. This will allow it to adapt its behaviors and responses in real-time. For instance, if you’re not sure what to wear to work in the morning, you can turn to Ballie for advice. Users could ask, “Hey Ballie, how do I look?” and Ballie can respond with styling recommendations, such as trying new accessories or adding a colorful shirt.

With enhanced reasoning enabled by Gemini, Ballie will be able to help users manage not only their home, but also their wellness routine. For example, a user could tell Ballie, “I feel tired today.” Ballie could then use Gemini’s grounding in Google Search to give tailored advice on how to improve their energy levels, including sharing recommendations on how to get more exercise, optimize their sleeping environment, or monitor their sleep patterns.

This partnership announcement builds on the successful integration last year of Gemini on Google Cloud into Samsung’s Galaxy S24 smartphone series. With Ballie, Samsung and Google Cloud are exploring how to bring their generative AI collaboration to a wider range of devices.

“With Gemini on Google Cloud, Samsung is demonstrating how to deploy generative AI at scale, integrating it directly into the heart of their popular products,” said Thomas Kurian, CEO, Google Cloud. “This expanded partnership with Samsung underscores our commitment to delivering reliable, enterprise-grade AI that drives lasting value for our customers – and their customers.”

To learn more about Ballie Home AI Companion, visit here.

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Samsung introduces Samsung Gauss2, the second-generation of its generative AI model

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today hosted the Samsung Developer Conference Korea 2024 (SDC24 Korea), a virtual event that showcased the company’s latest software innovations and vision for the future.

Since 2014, Samsung Electronics has held this annual event to engage and collaborate with software developers, making SDC24 Korea the 11th iteration. This year’s conference highlighted research related to software embedded in products such as generative AI, software platforms, IoT, healthcare, communications and data. It also delved into the culture of open-source development.

During the keynote address, Samsung unveiled Samsung Gauss2, the second generation of its proprietary AI model, and highlighted its improved performance, efficiency and various application possibilities.

“With three distinct models, Samsung Gauss2 is already boosting our internal productivity, and we plan to integrate it into products to deliver higher levels of convenience and personalization” said Paul Kyungwhoon Cheun, President, CTO of the Device eXperience (DX) Division and Head of Samsung Research.

Samsung Gauss2: A Multimodal Language Model Catering to Diverse Needs

Samsung Gauss2 is the follow-up to the company’s internal generative AI model unveiled last year, and it offers improved performance and efficiency in simultaneously handling various data types as a multimodal model integrating language, code and images. It is available in three distinct models catered to different purposes: Compact, Balanced, and Supreme.

The Compact model is a small-sized model specifically designed to work efficiently, even in limited computing environments. It delivers optimized performance for on-device usage by maximizing the utilization of the device’s computing resources. On the other hand, the Balanced model focuses on achieving balance between performance, speed, and efficiency, providing consistent performance across diverse tasks. Finally, the Supreme model leverages mixture of experts (MoE) technology[1] atop the Balanced model, allowing significant reductions in computational costs during training and inference processes while maintaining high levels of both performance and efficiency.

Samsung Gauss2 supports 9 to 14 languages as well as various programming languages, depending on the model. Samsung has developed and incorporated its own stabilization techniques for training large language models (LLMs) and designed a custom tokenizer[2] to ensure maximum efficiency for these supported languages.

The Balanced and Supreme models offer enhanced performance in key metrics such as generating responses in various languages including English and Korean, and coding capabilities

Customizable for Various Productivity Tasks and Product Development

Having an internal generative AI model allows easier customization so that optimal performance can be achieved for specific goals and applications. Samsung Gauss is already being used in various tasks by Samsung’s employees, leveraging its customizable development capabilities.

With the power of Samsung Gauss, the in-house coding assistant ‘code.i’ assists the company’s software developers. Now upgraded to Samsung Gauss2, it is being utilized by business units within the Device eXperience (DX) Division and overseas research institutes.

Since its launch last December, the monthly usage of code.i has quadrupled, with about 60% of all software developers in Samsung’sKorean DX Division now using it. Additionally, Samsung Gauss Portal is a conversational AI service powered by Samsung Gauss that assists employees within the DX Division as they handle various office tasks — such as document summarization, translation and email composition. The service was expanded to overseas subsidiaries in April. In addition, starting from August, Samsung is using Samsung Gauss to call center staff to automatically categorize and summarize customer calls.

Moving forward, Samsung aims to continuously increase productivity within the company by applying Samsung Gauss2, to improve the performance of the code.i service, enhance the natural language question-and-answer function of the Samsung Gauss Portal, and support multi-modal functions like understanding tables and charts and creating images.

Moreover, under Samsung’s vision of “AI for All,” Samsung will continue to expand the reach of its AI-based services across all product lines so that users can have a more convenient and enjoyable experience with Samsung products. . And by integrating knowledge graph technology with AI, Samsung expects to provide even more enhanced personalization services.

Presentations on Topics Including Software Platforms, IoT, Healthcare, Communications and Data

Following the announcement of Samsung Gauss2, there were presentations on the user experience with Samsung’s platforms, which included relevant insights on the SmartThings experience and improvements to various software platforms.

Subsequently, 29 diverse technical sessions were conducted, including the following:

• The Future of Healthcare and Samsung’s Health Ecosystem Strategy
• SmartThings Customer VOC Experience Improvement with Generative AI
• i: Understanding Samsung Electronics’ AI Coding Assistant
• TV-based Lifestyle Content Hub To Enrich Your Everyday Experience
• AI Solution for Samsung Home Appliances Through AI Vision Technology and Data Utilization

For more detailed information about SDC24 Korea, visit the official website (https://www.sdc-korea.com/).

[1] A machine learning  approach where only the most suitable expert models are selected and activated for specific tasks, allowing efficient performance enhancement through the conservation of necessary computational resources.

[2] A tool that converts inputs such as letters into data formats that can be processed by computers.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced its latest home appliance lineup at a series of special launch events, ‘Welcome to ‘BESPOKE AI’[1], held in New York City, Seoul and Paris. Samsung shared its vision for enhancing the holistic home experience through interconnectivity among its products, showcasing how artificial intelligence (AI) enhances the performance of appliances.

Jong-Hee (JH) Han, Vice Chairman, CEO and Head of Device eXperience (DX) Division at Samsung Electronics, highlighted how Samsung home appliances not only perform well with the usual tasks but can do more than previously imagined with the use of AI. “Since the first introduction of BESPOKE in 2019, Samsung Electronics has presented to the market on how appliances can be customized to best fit each user’s home and lifestyle,” said JH Han. “Five years later, we now share our vision for AI in appliances with the products that expand the Bespoke legacy through enhanced connectivity and AI capabilities that will take the consumer experience to the next level.”

Bespoke AI Appliances Sync to Create New Experiences in Various Home Spaces

With built-in Wi-Fi, internal cameras, AI chips and compatibility with the SmartThings application, Samsung’s latest Bespoke AI appliances come with enhanced features and connectivity to lay the foundation for a truly smart home. Also, the new AI Home, a connected 7-inch LCD display that has been added to multiple products, provides intuitive, easy access and control over the whole connected ecosystem.

The AI Home includes 3D Map View, a feature that provides users with a full 3D view of the house, allowing them to easily locate and control their connected appliances Users can also receive calls coming to their phones through the AI Home, allowing them to answer calls while, for example, continuing the housework they were doing. Moreover, the AI Home makes housework more enjoyable as well. Users can play their favourite songs, watch videos on the Internet app, or refer to recipes on the screen while they are cooking.

At the BESPOKE AI event, Samsung also showcased the new feature ‘Calm Onboarding’, which makes it easier for users to join Samsung’s connected life. It frees users from having to go through the hassle of product registration, as it directly registers products purchased under a Samsung Account at Samsung.com onto the SmartThings app with the same account.

To provide assurance to users as they step into the era of hyper-connected home appliances driven by technological advancement, Samsung also highlighted its comprehensive Knox security platform that protects all user data located on the connected appliances. In fact, the 4-Door French Door Refrigerator with AI Family Hub[2] has been verified to the ‘Diamond’ level by UL Solutions for its IoT security capabilities. UL Solutions is a leading global safety science company . Other Family Hub models[3] applying the same technology, have also achieved the same verification.

AI Expands Spectrum of Features to Samsung Home Appliances

The 4-Door French Door French Door Refrigerator with AI Family Hub[4] is the primary control center for all things food, connecting the refrigerator to other appliances in the home. The AI Family Hub+[5], which is the large LCD screen in the front right panel of the refrigerator, is the key to intuitive AI experience, where users can view recommended recipes and play music and videos for kitchen entertainment. The 4-Door French Door Refrigerator with AI Family Hub comes with AI Vision Inside[6] which uses an internal camera to identify 33 fresh food items that go in and out of the fridge. The recognized food items are listed and managed on the Family Hub display and can also be checked on the SmartThings app[7].

The Bespoke AI Laundry Combo, is the All-in-One washer and dryer, providing the advantages of two separate appliances while freeing up valuable space. It comes with various AI features, such as remembering the periodic and seasonal needs of users and recommending the optimal cycle for the wash[8]. With AI Opti Wash & Dry, the Bespoke AI Laundry Combo intelligently adjusts the washing and drying performance for each load and senses the weight of the laundry to dispense the appropriate amount of water and detergent. It also detects the fabric[9] and monitors the level of soiling during a cycle. If necessary, it adds more detergent and varies the washing time. It then adjusts the drying process to suit the weight and fabric type of users’ laundry. After finishing the cycle, users can monitor how much energy and water were consumed through the report provided on the Smart Things App[10].

Another unique appliance introduced only at the New York event was the Bespoke Slide-in Range with AI Home. This product is a multi-functional induction range that also comes with various fun factors. It comes with an Internal Oven Camera that lets users see inside the oven from remote places, like on the TV[11] from the living room, or even from outside the home through Smart Things on their mobile phones. With this, users can even get a short time-lapse video clip[12] with the highlight of the cooking process that they can share on social media.

Advancing the Future of Appliances

Samsung is not only dedicated to presenting a better home experience, but also committed to creating more innovative and efficient products.

It continues to upgrade Wi-fi connected appliances in the market and already in users’ homes through software updates and the further development of Smart Things. Users can enjoy new features, including energy saving features, even with the models they already own. Smart Forward[13], announced for the first time at the event, is a service that provides the newest features, security patches, and upgrades through regular software updates. Users will be able to check available updated information and receive notifications from the SmartThings App[14].

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[1] AI based features available on select appliances

[2] This is global name, naming is different by region. (North America) Bespoke 4-Door Flex Refrigerator with AI Family Hub+,

(Latin America) Bespoke 4-Door French Door Refrigerator with AI Family Hub+

[3] RF**DB99****, RF**DB95****, RF**DG9H****, available in North and South America, Europe, Middle East, Southeast Asia, India,

Australia, Korea

[4] Does not mean all services available on the Bespoke 4-Door Flex Refrigerator with AI Family Hub+ are AI or generate information or outcome using AI. The services/features that use deep learning models are limited to 1) AI Vision Inside and 2) the recipe recommendation feature available on Samsung Food

[5] (North America, Latin America) AI Family Hub+, 32”, (Europe) AI Family Hub, 21.5”

[6] As of April 2024, AI Vision Inside can recognize 33 food items like fresh fruits and veggies. If the food is not recognizable, it may be listed as unknown item. AI Vision Inside cannot identify or list any food items in the fridge door bins or freezer. It recognizes food items based on deep learning models, which may be updated periodically to improve accuracy

[7] The SmartThings App is available on Android and iOS devices. A Wi-Fi connection and a Samsung account are required. Users are required to utilize a single log-in account between the devices

[8] Messages with cycle suggestions are displayed on the control panel or a smartphone with the SmartThings App.

[9] To prevent wear, wash like fabrics together. Based on AI-based algorithm

[10] The SmartThings App is available on Android and iOS devices. A Wi-Fi connection and a Samsung account are required.

[11] Available on certain Samsung Smart TV models, which must also be connected to the range via the SmartThings App and using the same Samsung account. A notification is displayed on the TV screen 5 minutes before the end of your cooking. When you select the notification, you can see your food and check its progress using the streaming video

[12] A 10 second time-lapse video is created and saved for 24 hours. Video is only recorded when the door is closed. After the cooking process ends, it takes about 20 seconds to encode the video

[13] Update period and applicable features may vary by region and model

[14] The SmartThings App is available on Android and iOS devices. A Wi-Fi connection and a Samsung account are required