DuckDuckGowhich is known for its private search engine and other products like private email services, is reportedly integrating access to OpenAI’s GPT 3.5, Cloud 3 Haikuand open source meta llama 3 And Mixtral 8X7BWhile the company has said it will continue to focus on products that protect user privacy, it is also embracing AI technology, claiming this new venture will not violate user privacy.
Unlike other platforms, DuckDuckGo promises that user interactions with its chatbot will remain anonymous by default, ensuring that the privacy of users and chats is kept in-house. ChatGPT users, on the other hand, have to actively click a toggle to prevent their queries from being used to train the AI system.
NEW: ✨Access popular AI chatbots privately with DuckDuckGo AI Chat. We support Open AI’s GPT 3.5 Turbo, Anthropic’s Claude 3 Haiku, and two open-source models, with more coming soon. It’s separate from Private Search, free, and can be easily turned off.https://t.co/dQgxLCxbBr
— DuckDuckGo (@DuckDuckGo) June 7, 2024
Does DuckDuckGo have AI?
DuckDuckGo will not have its own chatbot, but will use products from other companies to fill the gap. However, it states that it will continue to protect user privacy. The service acts as a middleman, routing your queries to the designated chatbot. As a result, the chatbot only records DuckDuckGo’s IP address, not yours. blog post On their site, it states: “DuckDuckGo AI Chat is an anonymous way to access popular AI chatbots… Chats are private, anonymized by us, and are not used for any AI model training.”
Just like searches on DuckDuckGo, all chats are anonymous and cannot be traced back to you. Find out more: https://t.co/RjSzPaprMB
— DuckDuckGo (@DuckDuckGo) June 7, 2024
There are some caveats, however. The company warns that its supported models may temporarily store user conversations to provide responses. DuckDuckGo said it removes all metadata from the logs and guarantees that under their agreements for building these AI chats, all data is deleted from the servers within 30 days.
The app is already available, although there is a daily usage limit for its free version. The company plans to launch a premium version that will provide access to more sophisticated models. Users can explore the tool on duck.ai or through top bar On DuckDuckGo search engine.
The company also said that improvements are already underway. DuckDuckGo said: “Our roadmap includes adding more chat models and browser entry points. We’re also exploring a paid plan for higher daily usage limits and access to more advanced models.”
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