Do you remember Moto AI? Motorola finally offers updates on it.
At the beginning of this summer, Motorola introduced new artificial intelligence features within Moto AI. Now, in mid-October, we are finally receiving updates on this.
Motorola unveiled the Razr Plus 2024 this year, highlighting a series of AI-powered tools named Moto AI. So far, these have mainly been showcased through image generation tools like Magic Canvas and Style Sync. However, at the Lenovo Tech World 2024 event, Motorola announced the arrival of more Moto AI tools, at least in beta phase.
Among the previously discussed Moto AI functionalities are Catch Me Up and Remember This. The former allows users to get a prioritized summary of missed notifications, eliminating the need to sift through a long list of alerts. Meanwhile, the Pay Attention feature helps recall instructions or details without requiring notes or listening to extensive recordings. Remember This, when activated, captures live events or visible screen information, storing it and offering AI-based insights. These features will begin to be part of a beta program, with invitations distributed throughout the year, during which Motorola will refine these tools based on user feedback.
It is still unknown which devices will be part of this beta or the selection criteria for the invitations, leaving many questions unanswered. Additionally, information was presented about large action model (LAM) concepts for Moto AI, which, while still a testing concept, has the potential to understand the user's environment, learn from their behavior, and provide personalized responses, as well as translate natural language into actions and execute them. In this regard, Motorola's LAMs will function as contextually aware personal assistants.
During the event, Motorola showcased a practical example of how these LAMs work with the command “order an iced americano,” where Moto AI locates the nearest café, places the order, and notifies the user when it’s ready for pickup. Other possible uses include requesting an Uber, where Moto AI would obtain the destination details, confirm the ride, and provide information about the car and estimated arrival time.
Another mentioned aspect was Smart Connect, aimed at unifying the ecosystems of Motorola and Lenovo, enhancing the experience through AI tools. Intelligent Awareness would allow users to manage their devices using natural language commands, ranging from smartphones to smart home devices. This feature would employ a hybrid AI that selects the most suitable model for each task, thereby boosting productivity and creativity. With Smart Connect, devices lacking integrated intelligence tools would be enabled with AI, including cross-device searches and intelligent actions.
Although all of this is promising in theory, so far there have only been demonstrations, and there has been no verification of how LAMs perform in real situations. Furthermore, while Motorola announced Moto AI alongside the Razr series, we are only seeing a couple of additional beta functions, with no clarity on the rollout of this phase. This staggered launch creates skepticism about how everything will develop, especially since no clear timeline has been provided for LAM and Smart Connect features, except for the vague term "coming soon" for the latter. While it's positive to hear about Moto AI again, it is clear that it still has a long way to go to catch up with competitors like Samsung Galaxy AI and Apple Intelligence.
