This concept phone wants you to go app-free, but not entirely

T-Mobile parent Telekom and Brain AI have teamed up to present their Concept AI Phone at MWC 2024.
The vision is to replace the familiar app-based interface with an AI that naturally processes your requests and generates its own UI on the fly.
The handset presents you with one choice only: a big, friendly button you can tap to interact with the onboard Natural AI.
The AI-based approach is supposed to put the action you want to take front and center rather than forcing you to switch from app to app.
The AI can walk you through the whole process from idea generation to product purchase.
In practice, it’s clear that the concept phone is still in early stages.
Telekom and Brain only showcased a handful of use cases that seem like features you’d only need every once in a while.
You can use the AI to book a flight, allowing you a combination of your voice and on-screen interfaces to navigate different options and book your flight from right there.
Another demo involved asking the AI to recommend a gift for someone special in your life, with direct purchase options from Amazon available.