Samsung acquires another AI startup, probably to improve Bixby
- Samsung has reportedly acquired AI startup Kngine for an undisclosed fee.
- The company’s deep learning technology is likely to be used in order to help improve Bixby.
- The next version of Samsung’s digital assistant, Bixby 2.0, is expected to launch later this year.
Samsung has acquired AI startup Kngine, nabbing a 100-percent stake in the company, according to a report from The Investor (via Sam Mobile). The website broke the news earlier today, though how much Samsung paid for the company wasn’t disclosed.
Kngine launched in Egypt in 2013 as the developer of mobile solutions based on deep learning. It has a self-titled intelligent engine that, according to its website, can “be used to automate customer service, power voice interfaces and drive enterprise search.” The acquisition is expected to help Samsung bolster its AI assistant Bixby, which has generally disappointed critics since it launched with the Galaxy S8 last year.
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