Katarzyna Petru
Samsung has invited the biggest names in the world of artificial intelligence to discuss for the ninth time. This year’s AI Forum 2025 takes place from 15th to 16th September and clearly shows the direction from the start: AI is no longer a futuristic vision, but a tool that is set to change industry and everyday life.
Day One – Semiconductors in the Spotlight
The first part of the conference took place in Yongin, near one of Samsung's semiconductor factories. This is symbolic, as the discussions centred predominantly around chips and AI. The main figure was Yoshua Bengio, a pioneer of deep learning, who highlighted the risks associated with current models. He presented the concept of Scientist AI, a model that aims not only to generate answers but primarily to rely on facts. Less entertainment, more science – this is how one could summarise this vision.
Alongside him were representatives from the industry and universities, including Amit Gupta from Siemens and professors from KAIST and POSTECH. They all agreed on one thing: the production of chips is becoming so complex that AI is no longer a luxury, but a necessity.
Day Two – From Generative to Agent-Based AI
The second part of the forum shifted to the internet and focused on what ignites imagination daily – generative artificial intelligence and its next stage, namely agent-based models. Here names like Joseph E. Gonzalez from the University of Berkeley and Subbarao Kambhampati from Arizona State University emerged. The discussion revolved around how AI can not only generate content but also learn, plan, and make decisions. A vision of "AI in idle time" also surfaced, referring to models that analyse and learn while the user is not demanding anything from them.
There were also technological specifics from the Samsung Research team – ranging from automatic dubbing in the original speaker's voice to Document AI, which aims to convert documents into data ready for large language models.
How does Samsung envision the future of AI?
Samsung clearly demonstrates that it sees AI not just in laboratories but in everyday devices – from smartphones to televisions. The AI Forum 2025 was not an ordinary conference filled with buzzwords. It was more of a forewarning of how artificial intelligence is meant to become a practical and safe tool, simultaneously enhancing productivity and safeguarding against threats.
