Signal founder unveils Confer: a privacy-first AI that encrypts chats end-to-end

Signal founder Moxie Marlinspike launches Confer, a privacy-first AI that encrypts chats by default and runs in a trusted execution environment, so conversations can’t be read by server admins and data isn’t stored or used for training. Messages are encrypted before they ever reach the server, keys stay on the user’s device, and remote attestation is used to verify code integrity. Confer aims to offer a private alternative to ChatGPT, with device syncing and a design that emphasizes confidentiality—even by the creators. It’s pitched as particularly appealing to privacy-conscious users and institutions.