- Proton has launched Lumo, a new assistant of AI who is dedicated to his privacy
- There is a free version and a more paid version with premium features
- You can use lumo in a web browser or by iOS and Android applications
Proton, the Swiss company behind applications, including Proton Mail and Proton VPN, has launched its first AI product: Lumo.
Lmo is an open source AI assistant designed with emphasis on privacy. You can use it for all the same things for which it would use chatgpt, such as summarizing documents, helping with the code or rewriting emails, but it will be sure according to the knowledge that everything you share with lumo is completely confidential and can only be readable on your device.
Proton guarantees that none of the information given to Lumo will be used to train LLM and cannot be shared with third parties.
I recently wrote about the dangers of involuntarily delivering confidential information that is much more intimate than the search or history of navigating AI companies, so the arrival of Lmo is timely.
The dangers of great technology
Announcing Lmo, Andy Yen, founder and CEO of Proton, said: “When we first launched Proton Mail a decade ago, our vision was to build a better alternative to the great technological ecosystems for the benefit of the entire society. Big Tech is using AI to overcome the collection of sensitive users data to accelerate the world transition to the capitalism survey.
“For this reason, we believe it is essential to provide an alternative that protects privacy and serves users instead of exploiting them. AI should not become the most powerful surveillance tool in the world, and our vision for lumo is an AI that puts people ahead of profits.”
So, if you are looking for a European alternative to large American and Chinese technology companies that dominate the AI market at this time, then Lumo could be a good idea.
Lumo is launched with key tools that we would expect in an AI these days, including a web search, which is deactivated by privacy but can be activated. It has the ability to load and analyze files, but unlike other AI attendees, no record of any document that loads is maintained.
Finally, Lumo has Proton diving integration to add files to the chats. The files will remain encrypted from end to end.
You can use free pound or update Plus for $ 12.99 per month (around £ 9 / au $ 20). Lmo Plus offers premium characteristics that include unlimited chats, extended chat history, unlimited chat favorites and the ability to load multiple files and large to Lumo.
You can register in Lumo now in Lumo.proton.me, And there are applications for iOS and Android. Since he has just launched, we have not had the opportunity to compare Lumo with the most established chatbots such as Chatgpt and Gemini, but may be sure that we will test him soon enough. Look at this space.
