Hey Samsung, please stop forcing AI on me

the Samsung disassembled The event made me want to scream four words: Enough Amnesty International actually!

The tech giant on Wednesday unveiled the Galaxy S26 and Galaxy Buds 4 ProBut the artificial intelligence was the real star of the show. Samsung introduced its browser with Ask AI, an upgrade to Research circle A feature that uses AI to identify items to purchase from a photo, AI photo editing, and a host of Galaxy AI updates. The list of integrated AI features doesn’t stop there.

If you’re excited about the future of AI, that’s okay. For me, though, Samsung’s event left me more skeptical than excited about what’s to come. It reminded me why I would never give up performing certain human-centered tasks, like ordering a pizza or searching for an expensive pair of shoes. It’s because I love doing them.

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Convenience and efficiency come at a social cost

Galaxy AI certainly fits. It can free up time to do more of what I want while allowing other tasks to run in the background. But I actually enjoy many of my daily duties, like arranging a complicated food order with my family or narrowing down a vacation destination.

I have to be social. I get to laugh at your jokes. I can learn more about my loved ones – which wouldn’t be possible if I gave these tasks to a robot.

I don’t want my smartphone to completely separate me from the little things. I want to stay connected to what matters most, even if it takes a few extra minutes.

I don’t need Galaxy AI to handle my every move

Samsung introduced the Now Nudge feature, which monitors what you do on your phone and suggests shortcuts to avoid switching between tasks and apps. For example, if you need to share photos from an event, Galaxy AI can insert them into the message for you.

Honestly, I love going back down memory lane and looking at those pictures. Sending them myself gives me a nostalgic feeling, especially from special occasions like weddings and weekends with distant friends. I also like to choose the best angles, something the Galaxy AI may not do well.

As an editor, I hate the Galaxy AI’s ability to select text, summarize, reformat, and edit words. The AI ​​hasn’t always gotten this job done right, and it certainly doesn’t have my vote.

Galaxy AI doesn’t need to know everything

Samsung says we’ll be able to identify which Galaxy AI data is being processed, because it relies on its Knox Matrix Trust Chain technology to provide cross-platform security. But the power of the Galaxy AI seems too powerful to escape, even with the best safety measures in place.

Deep integration of AI into every phone feature seems like a huge privacy risk, especially since we’re only at the beginning. Between document scanning and the new Galaxy Buds Pro 4 teasers, AI is officially everywhere, and the privacy implications are terrifying.

Since cybercriminals are evolving as quickly as artificial intelligence, I’m starting to think that carrier pigeons are a safer bet for my personal missions.