AI-generated wallpapers are coming to Samsung’s AI TVs

This year is the fireplace video you have on your site TV during the holidays could be AI generatedif you want it. AI is now everywhere; our Tabletsour Telephones, our carsand more. Now AI is starting to make its way to the big screen in your living room.

Recently, Samsung announced the launch of its generative background feature for its 2024 Neo QLED and QLED TV models with Tizen OS. This feature allows users to place AI-generated 4K images on their TV’s display.

“Generative wallpapers bring a new level of personalization to our customers’ screens, allowing them to customize their TVs to truly reflect their style,” said Cheolgi Kim, executive vice president of Visual Display Business at Samsung Electronics, in a press release .

The new feature will be available through Samsung’s Ambient Mode settings. Just select the Generative Wallpapers feature and choose from the available themes. The feature debuts this month in North America, Europe and South Korea. According to Samsung, a global rollout of the feature is planned for 2025.

Google and Amazon both offer a similar feature

AI-generated wallpapers will likely soon be found on every TV

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Samsung isn’t the first tech company to put AI-generated wallpapers on its TVs, and it certainly won’t be the last. Both Google TV and Amazon’s Fire TV already have this feature.

Google TV’s AI-generated background feature is similar to Samsung’s and can also be accessed from the Ambient Mode settings. From there, you can either enter a prompt, select an art style, or use Inspire Me to create a random AI wallpaper.

It’s currently unclear whether Samsung’s generative background feature on TVs will allow users to enter a prompt to generate a background or if they can simply choose from available themes. Samsung has a generative AI background feature on its smartphones in the Creative section when you change your wallpaper. This feature allows you to provide a prompt when creating a wallpaper. So presumably Samsung’s TV feature could be available at launch or later.

I can imagine that AI-generated wallpapers on TVs could be cool to create a certain atmosphere when having a party or just having company. But what happened to turning off the TV when you’re not using it?

Personally, I think I’d rather just put a fireplace video on the TV during the holidays instead of an AI-generated wallpaper.

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