【AI前沿】Mark Zuckerberg announces ‘completely private’ encrypted Meta AI chat

TechAINewsMark Zuckerberg announces ‘completely private’ encrypted Meta AI chatIncognito Chat AI messages disappear after users leave their chat session, which Meta says makes it different from other bots.Incognito Chat AI messages disappear after users leave their chat session, which Meta says makes it different from other bots.byStevie BonifieldMay 13, 2026, 4:45 PM UTCLinkShareGiftImage: MetaStevie Bonifieldis a news writer covering all things consumer tech. Stevie started out at Laptop Mag writing news and reviews on hardware, gaming, and AI.Meta CEO Mark Zuckerbergsaysits new Incognito Chat is “the first major AI product where there is no log of your conversations stored on servers.” Messages in Incognito Chat aren’t saved or stored in users’ chat history, similar to incognito modes on other AI chatbots, but Metasaysits version is different because it also uses end-to-end encryption, which Meta recentlyremoved from Instagram DMs:“Other apps have introduced incognito-style modes, but they can still see the questions coming in and the answers going out. Incognito Chat with Meta AI is truly private, meaning no one — not even Meta — can read your conversations.”Google says it keeps data from temporary chats in Gemini forup to 72 hours. Temporary chats in ChatGPT can bestored for up to 30 days, while incognito chats in Claude are kept fora minimum of 30 days. Anthropic and OpenAI did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Logs from ChatGPT are central to recent lawsuits over mass shootings inTumbler Ridge, Canada, and atFlorida State Universitylast year, and a lawsuit from theNew York Timeshasincluded a court orderto store conversations “indefinitely.” Google is being similarlysuedby the family of a 36-year-old man who Gemini allegedly instructed to carry out a series of “missions” leading up to his death.Meta’s Incognito Chat is built on the samePrivate Processingtech launched last year for processing data in WhatsApp and will roll out “over the coming months” in both WhatsApp and the Meta AI app.Follow topics and authorsfrom this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Stevie BonifieldAIMetaNewsTechMost PopularMost PopularGoogle announces its Chromebook successor: the GooglebookAndroid Auto is now one (screen) size fits allWhy does the Googlebook exist?Sam Altman was winning on the stand, but it might not be enoughThe 9 biggest new features in Android 17The Verge DailyA free daily digest of the news that matters most.Email (required)Sign UpBy submitting your email, you agree to ourTermsandPrivacy Notice.This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the GooglePrivacy PolicyandTerms of Serviceapply.Advertiser Content FromThis is the title for the native ad