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Gulf Insider
03-06-2025
- Business
- Gulf Insider
Samsung's AI Home in Dubai: A Glimpse into Smarter Living
Samsung Gulf Electronics just dropped a game-changer in Dubai with its AI Home showcase, turning a villa into a futuristic playground of connected tech. Forget boring product demos—this event lets guests live the experience. Unlike conventional product launches confined to retail displays, Samsung's event created a fully immersive environment where guests experienced its connected home ecosystem in real-world scenarios. Eight lifestyle zones replicated familiar spaces like living rooms, bedrooms, and kitchens, showing how AI-powered devices interact and enhance daily life. Neo QLED TVs with near-8K visuals, a Frame Pro TV that doubles as a gallery-worthy art piece, and a Bespoke AI fridge that knows your grocery habits. The Bespoke AI Jet Ultra vacuum? It adjusts suction on its own, while the Odyssey 3D monitor takes gaming to another dimension. All these devices sync seamlessly via Samsung's SmartThings platform, which even plays nice with Amazon Ring and smart curtains. Privacy? Covered. Samsung's SmartThings uses top-tier NOx military-grade security and blockchain to keep your data locked down, automatically isolating any device that's compromised. At the event, Gulf Insider spoke with Guran Nakiboglu, Head of the Home Appliances Division; Shafi Alam, Head of the Direct-to-Consumer Business & Corporate Marketing Division; and Mohamad Sharif Oubaid, Director and Head of the Visual Display Division at Samsung Gulf Electronics. All three Samsung execs said that AI's just getting started. Soon, your home will adapt to you—tweaking lights, temps, and even TV content based on your vibe. The team pointed out that within the next few years, AI will become essential for connected living, as devices increasingly adapt to user preferences and behaviours. AI-powered personalisation will make technology more intuitive and responsive, whether it's managing appliances, adjusting lighting and temperature, or generating on-screen content. They highlighted how innovations like Samsung's Frame TV, which displays curated art when not in use, and the Bespoke AI Jet Ultra vacuum, which automatically adjusts suction based on floor types, are already paving the way for smarter, more adaptable homes. However, they noted that many consumers aren't yet fully leveraging the capabilities of their smart devices, and events like the AI Home showcase help bridge this gap.
Khaleej Times
28-01-2025
- Business
- Khaleej Times
UAE: Over 100 students graduate from national coding programme open to citizens, residents
Over a hundred students graduated from the Samsung Innovation Campus 2024, the largest number yet, a spokesperson for the Samsung Gulf Electronics said. In partnership with the Ministry of AI's National Program for Coders, 120 students graduated in the course. The three-month hybrid programme is open to UAE citizens and residents aged 18-29 and considers those who have a basic understanding of statistics, object-oriented language and syntax. Shafi Alam, director of DTC (direct-to-consumer) business and corporate marketing at Samsung Gulf Electronics, said that the programme could benefit anybody from any field, and that the main purpose is 'to help them find a better job". He added that this year's batch of students was the largest in terms of numbers and diversity as well, with students from 26 nationalities. 'We learn a lot from students and we get insights on how we can enhance this programme,' Alam added. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. The programme is open to university-aged people who have an interest in coding and AI, not necessarily just those with a computer science, or related fields degree. Alam said that it's open for all because 'AI is a topic that attracts people from different walks of life and different specialisations. This is the beauty of this programme.' In this batch of graduates, three students received a top student award for their high achievements. One of those students, Abhinav Kamballoor Kottayil, said it was unexpected when his name was called upon to receive the 'Top Student Award 2024'. 'It is a big surprise for me to get this award and I would like to thank Samsung for this amazing course and experience.' For students to get a good grasp in the course, the programme starts with basic maths and algebra subjects and moves on to more advanced topics like machine learning and deep learning. For Kottayil's capstone project, he developed an emotional recognition system using a facial recognition system, which he said was 'a great learning experience' for him. This is the third edition of the Samsung Innovation Campus, which saw its largest number of students graduating yet. The UAE is the only country in the Gulf region that partnered with Samsung to host this programme as part of its Artificial Intelligence Strategy to become a global leader in AI by 2031. In June 2024, the AI office signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Samsung Gulf Electronics to further advance the adoption and development of artificial intelligence in the country.
