{"id":3355,"date":"2026-05-15T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=3355"},"modified":"2026-05-14T23:39:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T23:39:14","slug":"whatsapp-launches-totally-private-incognito-conversations-with-its-ai-chatbot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=3355","title":{"rendered":"WhatsApp launches totally private &#8216;incognito&#8217; conversations with its AI chatbot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>WhatsApp has introduced private chats with its AI chatbot which not even the tech company will be able to read in a new &#8220;incognito&#8221; mode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It means neither the user nor the AI&#8217;s responses will be monitored if the feature is activated, and past conversations will disappear from the chat for the user.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Olamide, Wizkid - Kai! 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