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Yahoo
06-03-2025
- Yahoo
This Strange AI Smartphone Digitally Clones You
A quirky new mobile operating system, claiming to tease the future of AI on smartphones, popped up at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week. South Korea-based startup Newnal showed off mobile software that uses both your past and current data to create a personalized AI assistant. But here's the twist: The AI intends to be… you. It looks like you, acts like you, learns from you, and even grows old like you. The blockchain-based operating system accesses apps and personal accounts, such as Instagram and Gmail, to create a personalized knowledge graph, essentially learning everything about you. According to the company, this is then used to create a personalized AI avatar that can respond and act just like you would. Unlike other popular AI models such as ChatGPT or Google Gemini, Newnal said in a press release that its users own and train the Web3 AI Newnal OS on their data instead of what's on the internet, so no two user experiences are the same. The operating system is blockchain-based and encrypted, open-sourced and can be embedded on any device, the company said. The model "flips the script on less rigorous privacy models by putting the individual user in full, flexible control of their data," a company rep told CNET in an email. To demo the technology at MWC 2025 -- which also featured foldable devices, ultraslim phones and camera concepts -- the company added the technology to its own proprietary mobile devices. As seen in a video that the tech site Android Authority shared on X, the top of the display features the AI avatar at the top, with the bottom reserved for traditional smartphone tasks, like social media, shopping and email. Although details are still slim and Newnal's concept appears far-reaching, it could hint at what's ahead for AI on mobile devices. "They are gimmicks to the extent that they amaze in the capabilities demonstrated within a highly controlled environment, but when you take them on any kind of robust road test, they implode," said Dipanjan Chatterjee, an analyst at Forrester Research, drawing ties to the disappointing Rabbit devices and the now defunct Humane AI pin. "But they are also not gimmicks in that … we are now looking at AI technologies that can see, hear and speak," he added. "What this means is that the future of our primary devices will likely be liberated from the traditional touchscreens we are so familiar with on our mobile phones." It's also building on the buzzy idea of agentic AI, in which an artificial intelligence model can act on behalf of the user. Although the emerging concept has vast potential, there have already been some real-world missteps. Still, Chatterjee believes taking risks like this could prove monumental. "In the grand failures of devices like these is a whiff of what success will look like in the future -- think the Apple Newton evolving into the iPhone and iPad experience," he said. "Technologies like these are like binoculars that give you a glimpse into the future, but the present is still quite hazy."
Yahoo
03-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Web3 ai Newnal Launches at Mobile World Congress 2025
Newnal, Inc.'s Latest Breakthrough Gives People the Power to Create Their Own AI BARCELONA, Spain, March 03, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mobile World Congress — This afternoon at Mobile World Congress 2025 (MWC), Newnal Inc. will unveil another global breakthrough in personal blockchain and AI innovation, the Newnal personal AI operating system (OS). Built on a web3 foundation, Newnal's blockchain-based OS can be embedded and accessed via any device. Newnal gives people the power to design, drive and protect the experiences and opportunities they care about the most. "With Newnal ai, each of us can now create another 'I'," said founder and Chief Creative Officer YT Kim, "The last generation of technology underserved humanity. Web3 ai Newnal gives the power of creativity and experience back to people, allowing each of us to enhance our lives in ways that we could only have imagined in the past. It's AI focused on our hearts." Newnal's launch at MWC will demonstrate the power and personalization that the AI OS allows – giving attendees a chance to reimagine their lives and experiences in a new context, shaped by their own traits, disposition and circumstances. The use cases that will be shared with MWC attendees will showcase how much more unique and special experiences in life can be when AI is rooted in human individuality. To make it easy for people to tap its power, Newnal ai has also been embedded in its own proprietary mobile devices that unite its users' personal AI OS with today's most popular smartphone functionalities, ranging from interpersonal communications, social networking, shopping and search. The power of the integration is extraordinary, as Newnal ai gives users the ability to optimize and enhance their lives in a virtually unlimited number of ways. In contrast with other AI like ChatGPT, Gemini or Siri, users own and train Web3 ai Newnal on their own data versus web data. As a result, no two user experiences are the same. To learn more about Web3 ai Newnal, please visit Mobile World Congress attendees, journalists and analysts are also invited to demonstrations and private events throughout the week. About Newnal ai Web3 ai Newnal is a blockchain-based personal AI operating system (OS) that can be embedded and accessed via any device and gives people the power to design, drive and protect the experiences and opportunities they care about the most. Built on a web3 foundation, Web3 ai Newnal was created by Newnal Inc., known for its blockchain solutions that address real-world challenges and enhance data security and privacy. Newnal's purpose is to leverage technology for the betterment of humanity and to create a brighter future. View source version on Contacts Media Contact Lana McGilvrayPurpose Worldwide for Newnal, , +1 512-970-8310
Associated Press
03-03-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Web3 ai Newnal Launches at Mobile World Congress 2025
Mobile World Congress — This afternoon at Mobile World Congress 2025 (MWC), Newnal Inc. will unveil another global breakthrough in personal blockchain and AI innovation, the Newnal personal AI operating system (OS). Built on a web3 foundation, Newnal's blockchain-based OS can be embedded and accessed via any device. Newnal gives people the power to design, drive and protect the experiences and opportunities they care about the most. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: Newnal Co-CEOs Bezalel Lim and Joe Park with first Newnal devices at Mobile World Congress 2025. (Photo: Business Wire) 'With Newnal ai, each of us can now create another 'I',' said founder and Chief Creative Officer YT Kim, 'The last generation of technology underserved humanity. Web3 ai Newnal gives the power of creativity and experience back to people, allowing each of us to enhance our lives in ways that we could only have imagined in the past. It's AI focused on our hearts.' Newnal's launch at MWC will demonstrate the power and personalization that the AI OS allows – giving attendees a chance to reimagine their lives and experiences in a new context, shaped by their own traits, disposition and circumstances. The use cases that will be shared with MWC attendees will showcase how much more unique and special experiences in life can be when AI is rooted in human individuality. To make it easy for people to tap its power, Newnal ai has also been embedded in its own proprietary mobile devices that unite its users' personal AI OS with today's most popular smartphone functionalities, ranging from interpersonal communications, social networking, shopping and search. The power of the integration is extraordinary, as Newnal ai gives users the ability to optimize and enhance their lives in a virtually unlimited number of ways. In contrast with other AI like ChatGPT, Gemini or Siri, users own and train Web3 ai Newnal on their own data versus web data. As a result, no two user experiences are the same. To learn more about Web3 ai Newnal, please visit Mobile World Congress attendees, journalists and analysts are also invited to demonstrations and private events throughout the week. Web3 ai Newnal is a blockchain-based personal AI operating system (OS) that can be embedded and accessed via any device and gives people the power to design, drive and protect the experiences and opportunities they care about the most. Built on a web3 foundation, Web3 ai Newnal was created by Newnal Inc., known for its blockchain solutions that address real-world challenges and enhance data security and privacy. Newnal's purpose is to leverage technology for the betterment of humanity and to create a brighter future. Lana McGilvray Purpose Worldwide for Newnal, Inc. KEYWORD: SPAIN EUROPE SOURCE: Newnal Inc. PUB: 03/03/2025 06:22 AM/DISC: 03/03/2025 06:22 AM
