AI takes care of everything: a smartphone without apps
No new smartphone can currently do without AI. Deutsche Telekom is going one step further with its prototype. The "Concept AI Phone" has no visible apps. An AI creates the user interface to match the usage.
However, Deutsche Telekom did not come up with the idea of a smartphone with an "appless interface" entirely on its own. For the concept device presented at the Mobile World Congress (MWC), the German mobile phone provider is using an interface called "Natural AI" from the start-up Brain.ai.
More flexible than apps
Natural AI is a tool that learns to use other tools. This means you no longer have to open an app, but can do everything via the AI. This is somewhat reminiscent of the AI Pin from Humane or the Rabbit R1, the only difference being that the AI on the smartphone creates suitable interfaces for the various purposes.
Source: Jan Johannsen
However, there were only two scenarios on show at the stand: Booking flights or finding gifts. Here at least with additions such as "for the bedridden grandma" or "the tennis-enthusiastic girlfriend". For the gift ideas, the AI provides reasons as to why they are suitable presents.
At the MWC, Natural AI is running on the T Phone for demo purposes. A mid-range device that Deutsche Telekom sells under its own brand. For the future, the mobile phone provider is working with Qualcomm, among others. There is talk of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, without any concrete details about a final device.
Source: Jan Johannsen
Qualcomm emphasised the advantages of its hardware during the presentation at the Telekom stand. This means that AI can run directly on the smartphone and is not dependent on cloud services. As a result, it is faster and less effort is required in the background because no data centres are needed. In addition, private data remains on the devices and is not sent to the cloud.
For Telekom, the Concept AI Phone is currently just a demonstration. There are no concrete plans for realisation as yet.
Source: Jan Johannsen
As a primary school pupil, I used to sit in a friend's living room with many of my classmates to play the Super NES. Now I get my hands on the latest technology and test it for you. In recent years at Curved, Computer Bild and Netzwelt, now at Digitec and Galaxus.