Samsung aims to incorporate AI into its camera image sensors to replicate human senses.
South Korean electronics maker Samsung is reportedly planning to incorporate a dedicated chip responsible for artificial intelligence duties directly into its camera sensors. Samsung is working on incorporating AI into its camera image sensors while aiming to create sensors capable of sensing and replicating human senses in the long term. Samsung is calling these “Humanoid Sensors” internally and would likely incorporate the technology into its devices earliest by 2027.
Unlike traditional camera sensors that feed information to a device’s CPU for image processing, AI camera sensors use an integrated chip with AI capabilities to process data directly at the sensor level. Incorporating AI into imaging sensors is expected to result in improving image quality while lowering both latency and power consumption. It could also result in better face and object recognition capabilities.
While AI-integrated camera sensors are part of Samsung’s long-term ambitions, the company is reportedly introducing AI tools similar to the Google Pixel 8 series to its Galaxy series smartphone. These new AI features would likely include a new tool to generate wallpaper using combinations of keywords, the ability to relocate objects in an image using AI and a feature that will let users expand a picture beyond its actual borders. Samsung Notes app is also expected to be treated with AI for the ability to auto-format big paragraphs and generate a summary for the same when prompted.
