Qualcomm and Meta may bring on-device AI LLM to Galaxy S24

 

Tech Partnership Revolution: Qualcomm and Meta Bring On-Device AI LLM to Galaxy S24

Qualcomm and Meta: Empowering Galaxy S24 with On-Device AI LLM

• Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S24 series might witness a transformative shift with on-device AI LLM, thanks to a collaboration between Qualcomm and Meta. While the future flagships won't be exclusively powered by Qualcomm chips, they could integrate cutting-edge on-device AI capabilities. Recently, Qualcomm unveiled its plans to equip its Snapdragon chips, scheduled for a 2024 release, with Meta's Llama 2 large language models (LLM), enabling seamless on-device AI functionality without the need for an online connection.

• Qualcomm says its Llama 2 on-device AI implementation will make it to the market through 2024 chips designed for smartphones, PCs, VR/AR headsets, and automobiles. Llama 2, developed by Meta, is a large language model (LLM) that competes in the same emerging market space as ChatGPT.

• According to Qualcomm, on-device AI will help increase user privacy, address security preferences, enhance app reliability, and enable personalization “at a significantly lower cost for developers compared to the sole use of cloud-based AI.”

Galaxy S24 Series: Unleashing New AI Capabilities

• A good portion of Galaxy S24 units is expected to utilize Qualcomm's next-gen Snapdragon chip, leveraging its on-device LLM capabilities. This opens up avenues for Samsung to create innovative services and experiences for Galaxy S24 users, possibly unrelated to the Bixby virtual assistant.

• But Samsung won’t be the only manufacturer to potentially benefit from Qualcomm’s partnership with Meta and the Llama 2 on-device integration. Every other OEM using Qualcomm’s next-gen mobile chips should have access to these powerful on-chip AI tools.

• Time will tell if Samsung will gain any exclusivity bonuses through clever partnerships with industry giants as it did with “for Galaxy” Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chips and its Wear OS limited-time exclusivity deal with Google.

• And assuming that the Galaxy S24 series will partially be powered by an Exynos chip — at least in some markets — the question remains as to whether Samsung will also adopt Llama 2 for its own Exynos mobile chips destined to hit the market next year.