DuckDuckGo’s AI lets you talk to it without giving up privacy
DuckDuckGo’s Duck.ai voice chat is now live, promising no recording, no storage, and no training.
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DuckDuckGo’s Duck.ai voice chat is now live, giving you a hands-free way to talk to its AI while it leans on a familiar promise, your audio won’t be recorded or stored, and it won’t be used for training.
Voice is creeping into every AI app, and it usually comes with a quiet tradeoff, more data flowing somewhere you can’t see. Duck.ai voice chat is aimed at people who want spoken answers without feeling like they’re feeding another voice dataset.
The rollout is real, but a few practical bits still take digging. DuckDuckGo says voice chat works in its own browser and most other browsers, with Firefox support listed as coming soon. It also applies daily usage limits, but doesn’t publish a number.
The promise is the product
Duck.ai voice chat runs at Duck.ai. Turn it on, grant mic permission, and you can start speaking and get spoken replies back.
DuckDuckGo is also leaning on plumbing details to back up the privacy pitch. It says your mic audio is streamed using WebRTC through an encrypted relay, then processed to generate a response. The company says it doesn’t store your voice.
Limits and tradeoffs you should know
The privacy claim is clear, but voice is still touchy. A single question can include names, places, or other personal details, and your voice itself can be identifying.
There’s also the usage cap. DuckDuckGo confirms voice chats have a daily limit, and subscribers get higher limits than free users. It says it won’t spell out the exact method to prevent abuse. It also warns that VPNs or being on a cellular network can sometimes make you hit the limit sooner.
A practical way to try it
If you test Duck.ai voice chat, treat the first run like a quick checkup. Look at the permissions it requests, how easy it is to shut off, and whether it behaves the same on your phone and your laptop.
For now, keep sensitive topics out of voice mode and use it for low-stakes tasks where convenience is the main win. If DuckDuckGo adds clearer disclosures on providers and handling, that’s the moment to reassess whether it’s ready for more personal conversations.
Paulo Vargas is an English major turned reporter turned technical writer, with a career that has always circled back to…
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