Samsung's updated artificially intelligent helper Bixby to compete with Amazon's Alexa

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Take 2 for Samsung's troubled Bixby assistant

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Samsung's S8 phone was meant to have Bixby from day 1 - however the helper was delayedIf you have a Samsung phone, you generality likely have Google Android. And if you have Google Android, you have the Google Assistant. No matter how perfect its helper - Bixby - probably 1 day, it'll continue be up versus Google's work, that has superior access to data. At Samsung's Developers' Conference, held this 7 days in San Francisco, developers were said to welcome in Bixby 2.0, and put the shortcomings of Bixby 1.0 behind them. Image caption "You'll be making money" pledged the Bixby team"Developers going to be first-class citizens, everything we could build with Bixby, you could too," Mr Kittlaus said.

Samsung's revamped Bixby takes on Amazon Alexa

according to Samsung reported it is upgrading its Bixby digital helper and making it obtainable for a range of connected devices, setting up a clash with Amazon's Alexa and others competing for leadership in artificial intelligence. The new Bixby 2.0 going to be unlock to developers in a move to put the personal helper on further devices, the firm reported at its developer conference in San Francisco. "Bixby 2.0 going to be ubiquitous, obtainable on any and all devices," told Eui-Suk Chung, Samsung executive vice president, in a blog post. The move puts Samsung and Bixby squarely in competition with Alexa, the AI programme powering Amazon's connected speakers and on many third-party devices involving appliances and cars. He called Bixby 2.0 "a basis leap forward" for digital assistants.