DuckDuckGo Expands AI Features While Prioritizing User Privacy and Control

The search engine now offers AI-assisted answers and chatbot integration with customizable settings and strong privacy protections.

DuckDuckGo's AI-assisted answers and Duck.ai chatbot have exited beta, offering users access to AI-generated responses sourced from across the web.
Users can customize their AI experience with settings ranging from 'Never' to 'Often,' ensuring control over how frequently AI-generated results appear.
Privacy remains a cornerstone, as DuckDuckGo anonymizes interactions and prevents user data from being used to train AI models.
The Duck.ai chatbot now supports multiple AI models, including GPT-4o mini, Llama 3.3, and Claude 3 Haiku, with plans to add voice interaction and image-based queries.
Future updates may include a subscription plan for accessing advanced AI models, but the core Duck.ai features remain free and account-free for all users.