Samsung just kicked off its ninth annual AI Forum with a striking pivot toward AI safety and autonomous systems. The two-day event features breakthrough research from Yoshua Bengio on "Scientist AI" safety models, plus Samsung's roadmap for bringing agentic AI to consumer devices - signaling how the tech giant plans to differentiate in the post-ChatGPT era.
Samsung just delivered its most ambitious AI research showcase yet, opening the Samsung AI Forum 2025 with heavyweight academic presentations that signal where the industry's heading next. The ninth annual event isn't just another corporate tech summit - it's become the venue where Samsung telegraphs its multi-billion dollar AI strategy to researchers and competitors alike.
The timing couldn't be more strategic. As generative AI hits mainstream adoption fatigue, Samsung is betting big on what comes after ChatGPT - autonomous AI agents that actually do things rather than just generate text. "Generative AI has already become an essential tool across daily life and industries," Samsung CTO Paul Cheun told attendees during opening remarks. "As we enter the era of Agentic AI, Samsung will continue to focus on developing AI technologies that provide users with tangible benefits."
The star of day one was Yoshua Bengio, the deep learning pioneer whose presence alone validates Samsung's research credibility. Bengio didn't just give another AI overview - he introduced "Scientist AI," a new model architecture designed to address the safety concerns that keep AI researchers awake at night. "Unlike models built to mimic or please humans, Scientist AI focuses on providing truthful answers grounded in verified facts and data," Bengio explained, highlighting research that could reshape how we build trustworthy AI systems.
This isn't academic theorizing. Samsung's Device Solutions division, which generates over $60 billion annually in semiconductor revenue, hosted the first day near its Yongin chip fabrication site. The message was clear: AI safety research will directly inform how Samsung designs the processors powering tomorrow's smartphones, TVs, and IoT devices.
The semiconductor focus makes strategic sense given Samsung's unique position as both a chip manufacturer and device maker. While competitors like Apple design their own silicon but rely on TSMC for production, Samsung controls the entire stack. "AI is already an essential tool in chip design and software development," said Yong Ho Song, head of Samsung's DS Division AI Center. "As semiconductor manufacturing grows more complex, we expect AI to help address the technical challenges that arise."
