(YT) PewDiePie released his harness/webui

TL;DR: PewDiePie released a self-hosted AI workspace called Odicus, emphasizing privacy and data ownership, with a full suite of tools including agents, email, deep research, document editing, image editing, and a cookbook. ## Why Self-Hosted AI? PewDiePie shared his experience getting started with self-hosted AI: "It felt incredibly powerful, like I was living in some sci-fi universe." But he found the existing interfaces lacking memory, deep research, agents, and integrations like webhooks. So he decided to build a more complete solution himself. Core belief: **The more you share about yourself with AI, the better it becomes**, but at the same time you're handing over loads of data to big tech companies. Those companies misuse data, leak it, and trade personal info behind the scenes. Odicus aims to keep all your data yours — whether you run models locally or use any model via API, the data always belongs to you. ## Key Features of Odicus ### Agent Built on Open Code, it allows AI to execute actions on your computer: download files, run scripts, create files, edit files, browse the web. Example: PewDiePie had the agent transcribe a video file — it found the file on another computer, converted the format, ran Whisper for transcription, and shared the results back. The agent self-evolves: the first time it might find a task difficult, but then it writes instructions for itself and can do it much faster next time. ### Email Client Built-in email client where AI can read your emails (safe because it's running locally), flag whether something is urgent, and even auto-reply. PewDiePie shared a story: someone asked a dumb question, the agent had already searched and drafted a reply — he just had to hit send. "It felt like the most polite 'f*** you' to someone, and they would never know." ### Deep Research A deep research feature borrowed and improved from Tongyi Lab (China). It can automatically search, organize information, and comes with a visual version where you can chat about the results. ### Document Editor Real-time collaborative editing, with AI helping to fix formatting, spelling, and fact-check, but you type yourself. PewDiePie emphasizes: "I don't want AI to replace my work, but to assist me as a tool." ### Cookbook Solves the pain point of self-hosted AI: terms like BF16, FB8, ABQ, GGUF are confusing. The Cookbook scans your hardware, gives you a score, downloads models, and adds them directly to Odicus. It handles endpoint addresses automatically — no manual configuration needed. ### Image Editor An attempt to gradually replace Photoshop. One-click background removal (great for making thumbnails), plus other basic editing features. PewDiePie admits it's not perfect yet, but it's "good enough." ### Calendar, Todo, Notes Replicates the Google Keep experience, all integrated in one place. You can create personal character chats, and even group chats (a bit self-deprecating, but the feature works). ## Additional Highlights - **Theme system**: Customize the look and feel. - **Mobile adaptation**: Made as smooth as possible for phone use. - **Built-in search**: Free and private (PewDiePie didn't explain how, but promises it's free). - **Integration**: Everything in one place — no need to switch tabs. ## Sponsors - **Incogni**: Helps you remove personal info from data brokers, offering 60% off with code PewDiePie. - **Saily**: eSIM service — set it up before you travel and have data as soon as you land. ## Final Promise Odicus will never charge, never include tracking, subscriptions, or tricks. PewDiePie wants the community to help him keep building: "The war against big tech has only just begun. We have to make a meaningful difference." Currently only a web version is available (usable on phone), with no native Windows/Mac client, but community contributions are welcome. **Source**: PewDiePie released his harness/webui - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAzT5lcezPs)