Meta AI App Gets 'Incognito Chat' as OpenAI Faces Lawsuits Over Stored Chat Logs

[MacRumors]

The Meta AI app and Meta AI on WhatsApp have a new "incognito chat" option, which Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said is a "completely private way to interact with AI."

Zuckerberg also said that Meta AI's incognito mode is the first major AI product where there is no log of conversations stored on servers. Zuckerberg likened the feature to end-to-end encryption, and said no one will be able to read the AI conversations, not even Meta or WhatsApp.

AI inference for incognito chat is done in a Trusted Execution Environment that Zuckerberg said is not accessible to Meta. Conversations also disappear from the phone when exiting a chat session, and nothing is saved or logged. Web searches are conducted privately, with no search information linked to the user.

"To get the most from personal superintelligence, we'll all need ways to discuss sensitive topics in ways that no one else can access," Zuckerberg said.

WhatsApp head Will Cathcart told reporters that the AI has safety guardrails, and it will refuse to answer questions that could be interpreted as harmful or illegal, steering conversations in a different direction. The mode also only supports text, and users are unable to upload images.

Incognito chat for Meta AI comes as OpenAI is facing a lawsuit for allegedly causing a teen's drug overdose. The teen asked ChatGPT for information on whether it was safe to take two drugs together, and was provided with an incorrect answer that led to his death. OpenAI has been sued several times by the families of people who used ChatGPT before dying by suicide.

Lawsuits against OpenAI have involved chat logs recovered by the plaintiffs, and without those logs, there would be far less evidence for a legal complaint over AI actions and advice.

Google and OpenAI also offer temporary chat options, but messages are still stored on remote servers. Google keeps data for up to three days, and OpenAI keeps logs for 30 days.

Meta's private chat option is rolling out in the coming months in the Meta AI app and WhatsApp.

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[FSMBP]

Sure, Mark....Sure.

 

[flyingember]

Nothing in the article says that's permanent.

 

[skiguy45]

Never trust Zuck

 

[Yul Mtl]

Is Meta simply shielding itself from lawsuits for wrongdoing by concealing its AI responses? I think so...

 

[robprins]

I'm calling bull💩 - on every single thing he says forever.

 

[SilmarilFinder]

"completely private way to interact with AI."

There is absolutely no way this could happen with Meta and their AI

 

[rgeneral]

Meta and incognito. It doesn’t add up.

 

[Juggernaut510]

Who in their right mind would trust Zuckerberg with “privacy” never had we had anyone more anti privacy than that guy.

 

[Neblinio]

"Completely private" and Meta can be in the same sentence?

 

[PowerButton]

Is Meta simply shielding itself from lawsuits for wrongdoing by concealing its AI responses? I think so...

This seems more plausible, although I’m not sure how liable AI companies should be for every AI generated answer. That opens a pretty massive Pandora’s box for stupid people. If AI writes a line of code that crashes an app, can the developer sue the AI company too?

Should the kid have ask a doctor or medical professional before mixing drugs, absolutely. But at some point there’s also personal responsibility involved. It’s similar to the old saying, if your GPS tells you to drive off a cliff, you’re still expected to use judgment.