The Galaxy S24’s AI-ification will come at a cost to Samsung just in terms of raw cloud computing power, and it may eventually shift that cost to the consumer.
Samsung devoted the vast majority of its latest Unpacked showcase to AI. Even if the star of the show is still the Galaxy S24, Samsung wants all its fans to hitch themselves up to the AI bandwagon, but once you look at the fine print, the company may also need users to pay up for at least some of these or future generative features by at least 2026.
Tech YouTuber Adam Matlock first noted in a now-deleted Tweet (via 9to5Google) that Samsung noted on its press release for the new phone that “Galaxy AI features will be provided for free until the end of 2025 on supported Samsung Galaxy devices.” Though Samsung may have changed the language for its fine print, other people who spotted the footnote also noted it read, “Different terms may apply for AI features provided by third parties.”
Samsung declared its latest phones will get at least seven years of updates, keeping them fresh for a while now, but that doesn’t mean some features like the new Live Translate will remain free.
