How AI features in smartphones are reducing their dependence on the cloud [Video]

New phones are being launched with features enabled by artificial intelligence (AI). The latest of these was Google’s flagship Google Pixel 9 phone. Samsung’s Galaxy S24 phone, released at the beginning of 2024, also features a range of AI-enabled photo editing features.

The hidden story behind devices like these is how companies have managed to migrate the processing required for these AI features from the cloud to the device in the palm of your hand.

In the Google Pixel 9 phone, a feature called Magic Editor allows users to “re-imagine” their photos using generative AI. What this means in practice is the ability to reposition the subject in the photo, erase someone else from the background, or adjust the grey sky to a blue one. It is done by providing suitable prompts and letting the app do the rest.

The phone’s generative AI features also allows you to add people or objects to your pictures by typing in a text prompt.

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