Proton’s Privacy-Focused Lumo Chatbot Gets Image Generation Leave a comment

Proton has rolled out its greatest replace but for the Lumo chatbot, virtually a 12 months after it launched. Lumo model 2.0 now comes with picture recognition and technology, lastly making it a official competitor to ChatGPT and Gemini. Proton says the up to date chatbot has the aptitude to generate photographs, in addition to to research and edit them. Conversations involving photographs are nonetheless protected by zero-access encryption like all chats on Lumo, which suggests they’ll solely be accessed in your gadget. The firm says they cannot be accessed by third-parties and even Proton itself.  

In addition to picture technology, the brand new Lumo additionally has a pondering mode for reasoning. Proton says Lumo 2.0 Lite scored 127 p.c greater than Lumo 1.4 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index benchmark, whereas Lumo 2.0 Max scored 240 p.c greater. The benchmark measures a mannequin’s capabilities throughout a number of duties. The up to date Lumo has deeper context, giving it the aptitude to dig deeper for related background data and offer you extra correct responses. Plus, it might now floor the newest data and supply citations in its responses.  

Lumo 2.0 is now accessible to be used. Its core AI capabilities stay free, however you may should pay $10 a month for Lumo Plus for limitless chats, superior picture technology and entry to Proton’s extra superior fashions. 

“Lumo 2.0 has been re-engineered from the ground up and the introduction of thinking mode gives it powerful new capabilities,” stated Proton founder and CEO Andy Yen. “User testing demonstrates that the gap has closed to the point that for many use cases, users can no longer perceive a qualitative difference between Lumo 2.0 Max and the latest models from OpenAI and Anthrophic. Lumo 2.0 demonstrates that users no longer need to choose between powerful AI capabilities and meaningful privacy protections.”