WhatsApp To Use Apple-Like Privacy Computing Tech To Process AI Chats: What It Means

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Last Updated:
May 01, 2025

WhatsApp offers a wide range of AI features thanks to Meta but users are worried about its plans to process data on the cloud server. Now, the company has officially confirmed its privacy plans for the AI chats and promises Apple-like security measures to keep your data secure even while processing it on the cloud. 

People often seek on-device processing for AI features for additional privacy but as Apple has realised, the abilities are limited and now Meta is feeling the same impact. So, it has decided to set up a private computing cloud system that tries to do the best of both worlds and keep your data secure. 

WhatsApp Private AI Chats Processing On The Cloud: How It Works 

Meta is calling the new computing system Private Processing. The company says this allows the AI tools to work privately on the cloud and users don’t have to be concerned about their data being exposed during the process.

WhatsApp AI tools like message summaries and writing suggestions will be put to test through the new privacy computing system. But that’s just the gist of the feature so Meta has decided to walk us through the step-by-step process of how AI tools will work securely: 

The WhatsApp parent company also assures that the data processed on its server are not retained which gives people further surety about the content modified using its AI features. 

WhatsApp AI Privacy Tech: When Will You Get It 

WhatsApp users don’t need to do anything different to get this feature which will be rolling out behind the scenes over the next few weeks. As we mentioned, AI summaries and writing suggestions will be the first ones to get the privacy upgrade with others to be gradually added in due course.