Samsung’s next flagship devices will offer Perplexity as part of its expansion to support multiple AI agents in Galaxy AI. According to the announcement, Perplexity’s AI agent will work with apps including Samsung Notes, Clock, Gallery, Reminders, and Calendar. And, some third-party apps will support it, although Samsung hasn’t said which ones yet. This news comes just a few days before Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked event, so we can expect to hear more about that integration and how it fits in with Samsung’s revamped Bixby very soon.
What we know so far is that the Perplexity agent will respond to the wake phrase, “Hey Plex” (not to be confused with the streaming service Plex). It can also be initiated by quick-access physical controls. In a statement, Won-Joon Choi, president, COO and head of the R&D office of Samsung’s Mobile Experience Business, said in a statement that the expansion of Galaxy AI aims to give users more choices and flexibility in completing their tasks. “Galaxy AI acts as an orchestrator, bringing together different forms of AI into a single, natural, cohesive experience,” Choi said.
Samsung previously announced a partnership with Perplexity last year to integrate the company’s AI search engine into Samsung TVs. However controversy remains over alleged content scraping and copyright infringement, and a lawsuit was even filed in September by Merriam-Webster – yes, the dictionary – and Encyclopædia Britannica.
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