The next phase of AI will bring us more personal AI assistant experiences than weve had before. The writing is already on the wall, and were just waiting for the execution. Google has Gemini Live, and we saw a slew of Project Astra features that are in development. Then theres the smarter Siri experience in Apple Intelligence, which Apple delayed, but its coming nonetheless.OpenAI is working on a ChatGPT super-assistant of its own that should be available on the dedicated ChatGPT io hardware as well as on mobile devices.These wont be the only personal AI experiences in town, since other AI firms will aim to offer similar companions.One of them is Samsung, which has its own powerful suite of AI features for mobile devices. Called Galaxy AI, its a mix of Samsungs own AI tech and several partnerships the Korean giant has inked with others. Google is the main one, as Galaxy phones come with several Google AI features, including Circle to Search and Gemini Live.Samsung doesnt have a personal AI assistant of its own, though it has hinted in the past that it plans to develop such experiences for Bixby.It turns out that Samsungs massive partnership with Google and its internal AI development plans arent the only things the company is considering. Samsung is reportedly looking to ink a big AI deal with Perplexity, which would turn the latter into the default AI assistant on future Galaxy phones, starting with the Galaxy S26 series launching next January.Continue reading...The post Galaxy S26 might get a surprise AI assistant instead of Google Gemini appeared first on BGR.Today's Top DealsMemorial Day weekend deals: Free Blink camera, $6 Kasa smart plugs, $40 Crock-Pot, $149 Bose earbuds, moreBest deals: Tech, laptops, TVs, and more salesTodays deals: Nintendo Switch games, $5 smart plugs, $150 Vizio soundbar, $100 Beats Pill speaker, moreBest Ring Video Doorbell deals