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Signal says it won't add AI or ads like WhatsApp.
WhatsApp that it will now show ads from businesses through its Stories-like feature, months after adding an unnecessary floating AI button to the main chat interface. In response, Signal president Meredith Whittaker has promised 'no AI clutter, no surveillance ads — whatever the rest of the industry does' for the independent nonprofit messaging app.
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