In a bold stride towards inclusivity and technological empowerment, Samsung takes a monumental leap with its latest innovations. With the rollout of an AI update for the Galaxy series, Samsung extends its linguistic reach, now supporting a myriad of languages and dialects.
Concurrently, the tech giant introduces “Impulse,” an ingenious AI-powered application tailored to assist individuals navigating speech disorders, amplifying accessibility and fostering independence like never before.
Let’s embark on a journey through Samsung’s groundbreaking initiatives, where cutting-edge technology converges with compassion to enrich lives worldwide.
Samsung Galaxy AI Update Adds Support for More Languages and Dialects
Samsung updates its native artificial intelligence (AI) suite of features for its smartphones, Samsung Galaxy AI, with support for new languages and dialects.
The update has adds three new languages and three dialects to the AI tool.
The additions are part of the South Korean tech giant’s Spring 2024 update.
Samsung has also reveal its plans to add four more languages and two more dialects later this year.
Once those languages are add, it will bring the total number of support languages to 20.
The announcement was made by Samsung US newsroom’s post.
TM Roh, President and Head of Mobile eXperience Business at Samsung Electronics, said :
“Committed to democratizing mobile AI for all, Galaxy AI’s language expansion this year will allow even more Galaxy users to communicate beyond language barriers on a scale that is completely unique to Samsung. We will continue to innovate our technology and pioneer premium mobile AI experiences so that even more users are equipped with the right tools to unleash their unlimited potential.”
The three new languages which are being add to Samsung Galaxy AI are Arabic, Indonesian, and Russian.
With Australian English, Cantonese, and Canadian French dialects are also being add.
Also, in later 2024, Samsung is planning to add four more languages including Romanian, Turkish, Dutch and, Swedish with two more dialects, traditional Chinese and European Portuguese will also be add.
Language support is important for many features in Samsung Galaxy AI.
For example, Live Translate which produces two-way, real-time voice and text translations of phone calls, requires the AI to understand the language and dialect in order to translate them.
Same, the Interpreter feature can instantly translate live conversations through a split-screen view so that two people standing opposite each other can see each other’s translation.
This also requires language support for the AI to analyse speech.
Samsung Galaxy AI was introduce with the Samsung Galaxy S24 series.
But, recently, it was expand to the Samsung Galaxy S23 series, Samsung Galaxy S23 FE, Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5, Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5, and the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 series via the One UI 6.1 update.
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Samsung Launches Impulse, an AI-powered App to Assist People With Speech Disorders
Samsung launch a new artificial intelligence (AI)-power mobile application that can play an assistive role for those who suffer from speech disorders.
This app, call as Impulse, is compatible with Android smartphones and the Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 series.
The app uses a technique known as rhythm therapy to help people find their speech rhythm and improve fluency.
Impulse app uses AI capabilities for natural language processing, to break down words into syllables, and to convert them into vibrations.
The announcement was made by Samsung Espana newsroom’s post, which said :
“Samsung Electronics Iberia and Cheil today announced the launch of Impulse, an application based on Artificial Intelligence to improve the daily lives of people with speech disorders, such as stuttering.”
The app was develop in collaboration with the Speechcare & Stuttering Center to improve speech fluency.
Impulse essentially works through the Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 series smartwatches.
The app uses a Natural Language Processing (NLP)-based algorithm to analyse and convert words into rhythmic vibrations.
These vibrations are felt by the user on their wrist via the smartwatch.
The rhythm assists the user in understanding the tempo of each phoneme or word, depending on the type of speech disorder they have.
Samsung says this technique can help them avoid blocks in diction and facilitate fluency in speech.
Samsung reveals that the app has more than 250 rhythm and tone exercises design to increase the difficulty as the user progresses in speech control.
The progressive difficulty setting comes with four modes and each mode has three levels of exercises to practice words or phrases.
First mode is ‘Boost your voice’.
It can be activate with a single touch after configuration.
You can choose the vibration pattern they want and once selected, it can be use for regular usage.
When oral blockage occurs, it is activate.
The second mode is ‘Boost your rhythm’, which helps in practising syllables.
After the end of a session, the app also shows a performance report that can be share with a speech therapist.
The third mode is ‘Boost your tone’ which helps the user practise the intonation of the phrases.
Lastly, the fourth mode is ‘Boost your speech’ which lets the user practise their own texts, written directly in the application or by uploading a file with the narration.
Here, the AI analyses the text to create a vibration pattern.
As of now, the app is only available in the Google Play Store in Spain for smartphones running Android 10 and later.
It is not known if Samsung will expand the app in other regions as well.
