Today, Civo announced the general availability of relaxAI, a privacy-first AI assistant. Running on 100% renewable energy, relaxAI offers advanced AI capabilities whilst guaranteeing the privacy and security of data.
relaxAI addresses one of the biggest concerns for businesses utilising AI: navigating the challenges of data security and governance in cloud environments. As of 2018, US hyperscalers have been subject to the US CLOUD Act - a law that grants US government agencies jurisdiction over data hosted by these providers, even when stored outside the US. In contrast, relaxAI guarantees that data from UK businesses is hosted exclusively in UK datacentres and remains subject to only the nation's laws, ensuring it never crosses foreign borders. This focus makes it an ideal solution for organisations in highly regulated sectors such as healthcare, finance, and government, where data control and privacy are paramount.
“Control over data is a fundamental concern for businesses adopting AI. With relaxAI, organisations retain complete oversight of how their data is used, with the ability to grant or withdraw consent as needed. This commitment to transparency ensures that data is handled responsibly, empowering businesses to leverage AI with confidence.” - Josh Mesout, Chief Innovation Officer, Civo
Transparency is at the heart of relaxAI, giving users full control over how their data is handled. The model never trains on customer data without explicit consent, ensuring that any data usage benefits only the user. This prevents sensitive information, such as campaign strategies, business ideas, or private data, from being trained on and potentially repurposed in future chatbot interactions, safeguarding it from benefitting competitors. Businesses can withdraw consent or delete their data at any time, providing compliance assurance, and alignment with the responsibility ethos of the UK Government’s AI Opportunities Plan.
Built on the latest iteration of Meta’s Llama model, relaxAI allows businesses to run configurations in secure, dedicated environments. Enhanced further with relaxAI’s proprietary fine-tuning, the platform sets a new standard for accuracy, reasoning, and natural language understanding. Its capabilities - spanning conversational dialogue, advanced reasoning, sentiment analysis, and code generation - position it as a strong alternative to other AI assistants, delivering superior or comparable performance across a range of tasks.
With pricing from just £10 per month, relaxAI offers an accessible and cost-effective AI solution for businesses of all sizes. Future versions will also be deployable within a business’s own corporate network, providing even greater control and capabilities.
Josh Mesout, Chief Innovation Officer at Civo, commented:
“Governance and compliance concerns are the number one reason we hear from customers hesitant to adopt AI workloads. relaxAI is our answer to this problem. It allows businesses to unlock the potential of large language models without compromising on security or compliance. With relaxAI, customers can focus on innovation, not legal hurdles.”