We\u2019re used to AI assistants being able to respond to our voice, like Siri, Alexa and Google Assistant can, but Samsung\u2019s upcoming assistant (believed to be called Bixby) might go one further and respond to what we\u2019re looking at, or at least what our phone\u2019s pointing at.
That idea is based on information obtained by SamMobile , which claims the standard camera app on the Samsung Galaxy S8 will have a Bixby button, which will allow the assistant to analyze whatever the camera\u2019s pointing at and identify objects and text.
If an object is recognized, Bixby could then search for it online, and even purchase it for you if applicable.
It\u2019s less clear what it would do with any text it recognizes, but it\u2019s easy to imagine uses for it, perhaps for example it would bring up related search results, much like Google Now on Tap does with on-screen text, or if the text is in a foreign language Bixby may be able to translate it.
Many of these features already exist in one form or another, but not all in one place, and certainly not all in an AI assistant, so this sort of thing could be exactly what Samsung needs to convince people to use Bixby rather than the more familiar Google Now.
SamMobile seems confident in this information, but notes that features can be added or removed at short notice, so there\u2019s no guarantee that Bixby will be integrated into the Galaxy S8\u2019s camera.
But it\u2019s likely, as it appears Samsung is looking to make the assistant a big focus on its next flagship, as the company has already confirmed Bixby\u2019s existence and some rumors even suggest there will be a dedicated Bixby button on the side of the phone.<\/p>\n