From 30th July 2024, Aloha's Private AI Assistant, powered by ChatGPT 3.5, will be freely accessible to all regular users. Premium users can utilise ChatGPT 3.5 and 4.0 (with up to 50 requests daily) for $7.99 per month, while Premium Plus users can benefit from ChatGPT 4 Turbo for $19.99 per month. To begin using the Aloha AI Assistant, users must download the Aloha Browser app or desktop version. All active users will automatically gain access to the assistant after the launch date.

The Aloha AI Assistant features a chatbot interface, allowing users to ask questions and receive instant answers while maintaining their privacy. This assistant can be used privately during web browsing, media playback, file management, or content creation. It enables users to carry out essential AI tasks confidentially, such as handling sensitive inquiries, drafting private correspondence, and conducting discreet business research like competitive analysis.

Aloha ensures that the AI Assistant does not collect, share, sell, or monetise any user data, including current website visits, browsing history, or location. The company's revenue model relies on selling premium VPN and AI subscription services. Prior to the official launch, a beta version of the AI assistant was available to 20% of Aloha Browser's global users, whose feedback led to improvements in the final release. For instance, users wary of AI, despite its privacy safeguards, can disable it entirely with the "Kill All AI" button. Unlike other AI assistants that cannot be fully deactivated and still access page content and history, Aloha's AI Assistant operates in its own sandbox environment.

The secure and private Aloha Browser includes a free, encrypted, unlimited VPN with no logs, built-in AdBlock, enhanced privacy features such as biometrics-locked tabs, a robust file manager, and a media player with native VR video support.

“Aloha is the only one who can truly provide this level of complete privacy and anonymity by preventing their queries from being ‘fingerprinted’. At Aloha, we achieve the highest available level of privacy by blending all potentially fingerprinting data together so no outside party can determine who is asking what. Because all queries are mixed together and stripped of any external data like time zone, operating system, or IP address, it becomes impossible to identify individual users,” stated Aloha Founder Andrew Frost Moroz.

Unique product features that make Aloha different from others:

• Media Player: Allows users to enjoy videos and music, and supports background playing, a highly desired feature for many users. Only Aloha offers this; none of its competitors do.
• File Manager: A fully protected, full-scale file manager that secures files with the highest grade of encryption and includes biometric protected tabs and files. Only Aloha offers this; none of its competitors do.
• Unlimited Free VPN, TOR Support, Built-in Ad-blocker. Only some of its competitors do.

In a recent US YouGov survey commissioned by Aloha Browser, 84% of respondents cited online privacy as a fundamental human right, while 74% felt threatened by the potential of AI to “destroy” their privacy. 53% of respondents cited “Privacy, Safety and Security” as their #1 concern with AI.

Aloha goes the extra mile for privacy by never using any open-source elements that could compromise privacy in any way. For the open-source elements that it does use, Aloha's team of developers verifies their safety daily to ensure there are no trackers. All other proprietary browser elements and features are designed in-house. Further, the browser is regularly audited by third parties to ensure the highest privacy and security standards.

Frank Heidt, Chief Executive Officer of Seattle-headquartered Leviathan Security Group, which audits Aloha's security solutions, stated: "For the past three years, we have been regularly auditing the company's solutions and can confidently assert that they meet the highest security standards and effectively protect users from vulnerabilities."