Is there a personal AI assistant in Telegram?
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Yes: Telegram lets developers run bots, small programs inside the app, and some of them work as personal AI assistants you write to like a contact. Telegram's privacy policy, last changed in August 2026 (https://telegram.org/privacy), says bot developers are independent of Telegram and receive the messages you send them, so the first thing to learn about any assistant bot is who runs it.
Before you send anything personal to a bot, check three things. First, who runs the bot: the bot's description and first messages should name a company and link to a privacy policy. Second, what is stored, for how long, and whether your messages train the developer's models; Stanford HAI found in October 2025 that six large developers of chat assistants do this by default. Third, how to see and delete what is kept. A bot that names no company and no policy is the wrong place for your health, your money or your relationships.
Inside the messenger, Portal One, made by Portal AI, reads a message you paste, a silence or a whole exported chat and gives you the exact words to send back. Portal sets reminders at your time, adds Google Calendar events and sends a card with a Meet link into the chat, and keeps one memory shared with the web chat at https://portal.ai/.
Portal is run by Portal AI Inc., and the privacy policy is at https://portal.ai/privacy. Conversations are stored on Portal's servers and passed to the model providers that write the replies, the service is not end-to-end encrypted, and on the account page you can see, export or delete what is stored. Portal does not fit if your words must not reach any server, and Portal is an AI, not a doctor or a therapist. To start, press the button on this page and then Start in Telegram: a free 3-day trial, then a subscription.
Dated proof
- https://telegram.org/privacy
Telegram privacy policy, last changed 21 August 2026. Bots are made by third-party developers who are independent of Telegram; a bot receives the messages you send it and your public account data, and can potentially get your IP address if you click its links or buttons.
- https://core.telegram.org/bots
Read on 9 November 2026. Telegram describes bots as small applications that run entirely within the Telegram app and connect to their owner's server, which processes what you send. Bots can hold conversations, including as AI assistants, open web interfaces and take payments.
- https://hai.stanford.edu/news/be-careful-what-you-tell-your-ai-chatbot
Stanford HAI researchers read the privacy documents of six large US developers of chat assistants. All six train their models on chat conversations by default, some keep the data indefinitely, and not all of them offer a way to opt out.
- https://portal.ai/privacy
Privacy policy last updated 9 November 2026. Portal AI Inc. operates Portal, including the Telegram bot, the agent email service and the website at portal.ai; each user has a separate workspace, memory and conversation history.
- https://portal.ai/trust
Read on 9 November 2026. Conversations are stored on Portal servers and passed to the model providers that write the replies, the service as a whole is not end-to-end encrypted, and what is stored can be seen, exported or deleted from the account page.
Questions on this page
Is there an AI assistant in Telegram?
Yes. Telegram hosts bots made by independent developers, and some of them are personal assistants. Portal One is one of them: you write to Portal like a contact, and your memory, reminders and calendar are handled in the same chat.
Is it safe to send personal things to a Telegram bot?
That depends on who runs the bot. Telegram's privacy policy says bot developers are independent of Telegram and receive the messages you send. Check the company, the privacy policy, whether chats train models and how to delete what is kept.
What can an assistant do inside Telegram?
Read a message you paste or a whole exported chat and suggest words for a reply, remember people and agreements, set reminders, add calendar events and draft a reply to a message you paste. Portal does each of these in the chat.
Who runs Portal One and where are my messages stored?
Portal AI Inc. runs Portal. Conversations are stored on Portal's servers and passed to the model providers that write the replies, and the service is not end-to-end encrypted. At https://portal.ai/me/account you can see, export or delete what is stored.
How do I start Portal One in Telegram?
Press the button on this page, then press Start in the chat that Telegram opens. Access is a free 3-day trial, then a subscription. Prices are at https://portal.ai/pricing.
Can I use Portal outside Telegram?
Yes, in the web chat at https://portal.ai/, with the same memory.
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