When Samsung revealed the Galaxy Note 9 back in August, it showed off new AI-powered camera features, like flaw detection and a scene optimizer to tune the exposure and color of a shot before you've captured it. When Apple launched the iPhone XS and XS Max last month, it talked a lot about how the new phone's AI-specific neural processor enabled better photos, especially Portrait pics. Now, it's Google's turn to boast about its AI-enhanced smartphone camera--and show how its software smarts and access to vast networks of data give it a leg up on the competition. Earlier today Google announced its new Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL smartphones. The new phones were expected (and had been leaked weeks beforehand), but since Google makes the vast majority of its revenue from digital advertising, any new hardware launch from the company piques a particular kind of interest.