From PCMAG · Eric Zeman · · 1m
Snapdragon AI Sound Bubble Demo
Qualcomm's AI creates a sound bubble around phones to silence background noise.
In brief
Qualcomm's AI creates a sound bubble around phones to silence background noise. Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 processor uses AI to create a sound bubble that silences external and internal noise during calls. Originally reported by PCMAG.
AI sound bubble demo
Qualcomm's Snapdragon Summit featured an AI demo that creates a sound bubble around phones to silence external noise.
“The invisible bubble had a radius of about 5 feet for the purposes of the demonstration”
Silencing external noise
The phone stripped Bluetooth speaker sound from calls, making it inaudible on the other end despite 10 feet of distance.
“Despite the noise, his phone captured and transmitted only his voice”
Internal noise silence
The bubble also silenced extraneous noise from inside the bubble, like clapping right next to the phone.
“The staffer started clapping right next to the phone while he was speaking, and still, the only sound that came through was his voice”
Privacy potential
This technology could improve call quality and privacy in work environments where background noise shouldn't be heard.
“Consider how many times you've had to take a call in a space where it wasn't appropriate for your caller to hear background noise”
No shipping timeline
Qualcomm didn't specify when this technology would reach actual shipping devices.
“Qualcomm didn't say if or when this type of technology would reach actual shipping devices”
AI sound field
Qualcomm used AI to create a force field that blocks sound, a cool application for phone calls.
“How rad is that?”
The bottom line
Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 processor uses AI to create a sound bubble that silences external and internal noise during calls.
