Jun 07, 2024 17:00:00

DuckDuckGo has released 'AI Chat,' which allows you to use AI such as ChatGPT and Claude 3 from your browser for free and anonymously, so I tried it out.

DuckDuckGo, a privacy-focused search engine and browser company, has launched a beta version of its AI Chat service, which allows users to anonymously and freely use AI models such as GPT-3.5, Claude 3, Llama 3, and Mixtral 8x7B. AI Chat is said to be easy to use from a browser, so I tried it out.

DuckDuckGo AI Chat: anonymous access to popular chatbots

https://www.spreadprivacy.com/ai-chat/

AI Chat
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=DuckDuckGo&ia=chat

DuckDuckGo AI Chat Privacy Policy and Terms of Use
https://duckduckgo.com/aichat/privacy-terms?ref=spreadprivacy.com

When you access the official AI Chat website , the following screen will appear. Click 'Start.'

At the time of writing, AI Chat offers four models: OpenAI's GPT-3.5 Turbo, Anthropic's Claude 3 Haiku, Meta's Llama 3 70B, and Mistral AI's Mixtral 8x7B. This time, select GPT-3.5 Turbo and click 'Next.'

After reading and agreeing to

the privacy policy and terms of use, click 'Agree.' In AI Chat, DuckDuckGo calls the chat model on behalf of the user and makes requests using DuckDuckGo's IP address instead of the user's IP address, so it is not possible to trace back from the model to the user.

Then the AI Chat interface was displayed.

Enter the prompt in the form at the bottom and click the send button on the right to chat with the AI. Try typing 'What is GIGAZINE?'

The response generated was, 'GIGAZINE is a Japanese online news site that provides articles on a wide range of topics, including technology, entertainment, subculture, and science. GIGAZINE is popular for covering the latest trends and topics both in Japan and abroad.' DuckDuckGo has contracts with all of its AI model developers that impose restrictions on how data can be used, including not using prompts or replies to develop or improve the models, and deleting all information within 30 days if it no longer needs to provide replies.

I then asked, 'Have you read it?' to which he replied seriously, 'Sorry, but I don't have access to the Internet to get information, so I can't browse GIGAZINE or other websites directly. I'm programmed to provide information based on your questions. How can I help you?'

If you want to refresh the chat and start a new conversation, just click the flame icon on the left side of the input form.

The AI model that can be used in AI Chat is not the latest or most advanced model at the time of writing, but it can generate reasonably reasonable responses to questions.

However, since it is still AI, it is important to note that it may generate inaccurate or ambiguous answers.

You can switch between AI models by clicking the switch button on the left.

AI Chat is free to use within a certain daily free limit, but users will be unable to use it once the limit is exceeded. DuckDuckGo will continue to offer its free service, but plans to launch paid plans in the future that will provide increased usage limits and access to more advanced models.