#29 | 🤖 Proton enters the AI sphere

Proton releases AI writing assistant.

Author

Jonathan Fors
July 18, 2024 • ⏱︎ 3 minutes

TLDR; Proton, a company offering open-source privacy-first alternatives to many of Google’s services, has now released ‘Proton Scribe’. It’s a writing assistant running entirely locally on the user’s device, enabling a much more privacy-conscious user experience.

👉 What the fact?!

Proton was founded in Switzerland in 2014. From the very start, its goal has been to create what it calls 'privacy-default' alternatives to the applications we see today. Since then, it has released privacy-focused email, VPN, calendar password manager, and cloud storage services.

And now, they've released Proton Scribe, an AI-powered writing assistant for their email tool.

Functionality

Like most AI assistants, Proton Scribe can help you write better emails and correct spelling and grammatical errors, but it has one key differentiator: privacy.

  • 100% private: Proton has committed to never sharing your data with any third-party entities, ensuring you never need to worry about sharing sensitive information.

  • Local processing: Additionally, Proton Scribe can be deployed locally, ensuring user data remains on the device and its AI assistant doesn’t learn from it, crucial for enterprise privacy.

Proton addresses real data privacy concerns that have made businesses cautious about generative AI. In the future, they plan to extend Scribe into other areas like document editing and note-taking.

And with Proton's non-profit approach it goes perfectly in line with their existing ambitions.

🔥 Potential impact

This new release can potentially shake up the writing assistant market, which big-name companies like Google and Microsoft currently dominate.

Proton could attract many users looking for alternatives that align with their values and needs by offering a more privacy-focused option.

Enterprise companies

Proton Scribe's emphasis on privacy could greatly improve enterprise companies, especially those in sectors where data confidentiality is paramount, like finance, healthcare, and legal services.

Proton Scribe provides a level of security that can help businesses comply with strict data protection regulations. It ensures that all data remains local and that no information is shared with third parties.

Ultimately, this move could result in larger enterprise-level businesses adopting AI tools and services more widely, potentially opening the door for major deals for AI startups.

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