DuckDuckGo gives access to AI chatbots, pledging anonymity and privacy

DuckDuckGo, known for its private search engine and other products like private email services, is reportedly integrating access to OpenAI’s GPT 3.5, Claude 3 Haiku, and the open-source Meta Llama 3 and Mixtral 8X7B. While the company states it will continue to focus on products, that protect user privacy, it is also embracing AI technology, claiming that this new venture will not infringe on user privacy.

Unlike other platforms, DuckDuckGo has promised that user interactions with its chatbots remain anonymous by default, making sure users’ privacy and chats are kept in-house. ChatGPT users, on the other hand, must 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 to come. It's separate from Private Search, free, and can easily be switched off.https://t.co/dQgxLCxbBr