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DuckDuckGo Adds Real-Time Voice Chat to Duck.ai With Privacy Safeguards

The opt-in feature routes live microphone audio to OpenAI through an encrypted relay under policies that DuckDuckGo says prevent storage or training use.

Overview

  • Voice sessions connect to an OpenAI model via an encrypted relay that DuckDuckGo says it cannot decrypt, streaming microphone audio in real time.
  • The assistant returns both spoken answers and on-screen text during conversations.
  • DuckDuckGo says recordings are handled ephemerally, are not stored by either company after a chat, and are excluded from model training under contractual limits.
  • Use is optional, works without an account, can be toggled in Duck.ai settings, and has daily limits with higher caps for subscribers.
  • The feature is available in most modern browsers now, with Firefox support listed as coming soon.