Proton Scribe, integrated in Proton Mail, allows users to compose emails with simple prompts.
The large language model (LLM) can also proofread your drafts before theyre sent.
Tell the tool what you want to say and it will create a draft for you.
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Theres also the option to make the tone of your email more formal.
you might review and edit your drafts before sending them.
Privacy-first AI assistant
Like all of Protons products, Scribe was designed withdata privacyin mind.
The programme can be downloaded ontoMacOS, Windows, and Linux devices.
For those without access to this computing power, theres the option to use Scribe on Protons servers.
The AI writing assistant is powered by open-source models and code.
This allows independent researchers to carry out privacy and security audits, says the company.
Scribe is built on Mistral 7B, an open source language model from French AI startup Mistral,TechCrunchreports.
Proton Docs and Proton Mail stand in stark contrast to Googles equivalent offerings,which are not end-to-end encrypted.
Proton Scribe is mainly targeting businesses who want to keep their private communications private.
Just pulled up my tax return in@GoogleDocsand unbidden, Gemini summarized it.
So…Gemini is automatically ingesting even the private docs I open in Google Docs?
I didnt ask for this.
Now I have to go find new parameters I was never told about to turn this crap off.
The catch is that, because Scribe doesnt train on your personal data, it is naturally less personalised.
The emails it writes will likely be quite generic.
Those on a Proton Business plan can try Proton Scribe for free for 14 days.
After that, the tool costs $3 per month per user.
Story bySion Geschwindt
Sion is a freelance science and technology reporter, specialising in climate and energy.
