Jolla Unveils Privacy-Focused AI Assistant to Challenge Data Giants

Jolla introduces a privacy-centric AI assistant, offering a secure alternative to data-mining cloud services, with features like email summarization, meeting bookings, and social media filtering.

Jolla’s making waves again, but this time it’s not just about phones. They’ve pivoted (with a little help from their sister startup Venho.ai) to tackle something even bigger: privacy-focused AI. Imagine an AI assistant that actually keeps your secrets—no shady data mining, just pure utility. It’s like having a personal assistant who’s also a vault. This thing can juggle your emails, wrangle your calendar, and even tame the chaos of your social media feeds. And if you’re feeling fancy, it’ll whip up new AI agents on the fly. Yeah, it’s as cool as it sounds.

Coming soon: an AI agent marketplace (because why not?) and some nifty features to help you shop and remember where you left your keys. All while keeping your data out of the hands of those data-hungry giants. Oh, and they’re not stopping at software—Jolla and Venho are cooking up some proprietary AI hardware too. Think seamless, think private, think ‘finally, tech that gets it’.

At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Jolla’s co-founder Antti Saarnio and the seasoned Sami Pienimäki took the stage to show off their brainchild, Mindy. Their pitch? It’s time to decentralize AI and give the cloud giants a run for their money. Mindy’s rolling out as a subscription on Venho.ai’s private cloud, with plans to let you self-host on the Mind2 device—because control is kind of their thing.

Early birds can snag Mindy for $10 a month (a steal, really), before it settles at around $20. And for those who want the full package, the Mind2 device is shipping now to the brave early adopters, all for €699. Hand-assembled in Finland, no less. Jolla’s all ears for feedback, seeing big potential from everyday users to big businesses. So, who’s ready to ditch the data miners?