Meta launches private AI chat mode for WhatsApp (opens in new tab)

Meta Platforms said on May 13 it is rolling out Incognito Chat with Meta AI for WhatsApp and the Meta AI app, a privacy-focused conversation mode scheduled to arrive over the coming months. Meta said the feature is aimed at users who ask AI assistants sensitive questions involving personal, financial, health or work information. The mode applies WhatsApp’s privacy model to chatbot interactions. Critics cited by BBC and Mashable said temporary AI sessions can reduce the record available when a...