Just about every company on the planet is rapidly developing artificial intelligence features, even the ones you wouldn't expect. However, they're still working out how to monetize it. In other words, how will companies make a profit off of all the research and development funding they put into AI features? It could be through ads, data collection, or direct-to-consumer subscriptions, but no one really knows which option is best.
When you buy any of the best smartphones, you're getting a ton of AI features bundled with them. For now, those are made available free of charge, included with the price of the phone itself. That might not be true forever, though. There are many hints that Samsung, Nothing, and Apple could eventually lock mobile AI tools behind a paywall.
