# Eternal launches privacy-focused AI assistant Dark.ai

> Eternal's Dark.ai offers end-to-end encrypted AI for users seeking secure interactions, launching globally by 2026.
- Title: Eternal launches privacy-focused AI assistant Dark.ai
- Summary: Eternal's Dark.ai offers end-to-end encrypted AI for users seeking secure interactions, launching globally by 2026. Eternal's Dark.ai, a privacy-first AI…
- Keywords: dark.ai, eternal, deepinder goyal, zomato, blinkit, privacy-first ai, end-to-end encryption, business, money, news, launches, privacy-focused
- Source: Financialexpress — https://financialexpress.com/business/industry-eternal-unveils-privacy-first-ai-assistant-dark-ai-4366301
- Author: Anees Hussain
- Published: 2026-10-21T12:10:39+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: dark.ai, eternal, deepinder goyal, zomato, blinkit, privacy-first ai, end-to-end encryption, business, money, news
## Eternal unveils Dark.ai
Eternal, parent of Zomato and Blinkit, is building a privacy-focused AI assistant called Dark.ai for users wary of sharing sensitive information with mainstream AI platforms.
## Dark.ai launch timeline
Dark.ai will launch globally by 2026 after being tested internally for months, targeting power users including founders and researchers.
## Dark.ai features
Dark.ai uses fine-tuned frontier open-weight models hosted on Eternal's infrastructure with end-to-end encryption that prevents reading user conversations even if forced to.
## Privacy concerns
Goyal argued that mainstream AI companies lack transparency about data retention and third-party logging, leading users to self-censor.
## Dark.ai's purpose
Dark.ai aims to provide truthful answers without pleasing users, trained to give the best quality responses from any large language model.
## Dark.ai's context
Eternal has been using Dark.ai internally for months and will reveal benchmarks soon, with no disclosed pricing or investment details.
## Key takeaway

Eternal's Dark.ai, a privacy-first AI assistant with end-to-end encryption, will launch globally by 2026 for power users.