PewDiePie AI

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Let’s start with Odysseus

Odysseus is a mishmash of AI-driven tools. It’s supposed to be ChatGPT, an email client, a coding agent, model-hosting software, a deep research assistant, a notebook, a web search engine, and an image editor all rolled into a single package. The big selling point is that it works in your browser while keeping your data private.

That privacy angle is arguably the most interesting thing about the application. The catch is that if you want it to work exactly as PewDiePie intended, you will need reasonably powerful hardware. Most people simply don’t have the graphics card horsepower required. Thankfully, Odysseus also works with external services such as OpenAI, Claude and DeepSeek, making it accessible to those who haven’t converted their homes into miniature data centers.
Let me be clear: this is not polished software. Far from it.

This is very much a passion project. One person built it, released it into the wild, and hoped for the best. The advantage is that it is open source, and PewDiePie has an audience in the millions. 

Installation

The installation process is relatively straightforward. I strongly recommend watching PewDiePie’s video first, as it explains what the software aims to achieve.

After that, head over to the GitHub repository (https://bit.ly/SMDpew) and follow the instructions for your operating system. Unfortunately, installation is only the beginning. You’ll still need to configure models, services, and permissions. There is some tinkering involved, and there isn’t a giant “Make Everything Work” button yet.

The Email Client

I think the email client is currently the killer feature. It is surprisingly good at suggesting replies, summarising long email chains and even mimicking your writing style. It can help manage appointments, organise conversations, and generally reduce the amount of time you spend staring at your inbox.

What makes it particularly interesting is that much of this can happen without sending your private correspondence to a third-party cloud service. 

Is it perfect? No. But it is one of the smartest implementations of AI-assisted email I’ve seen outside of large corporate products.

Notes, Tasks, and Calendar

The notes and task management features feel like a smart Google Keep with AI. You can create notes, organise projects and keep track of tasks while allowing the AI to search through everything you’ve stored. This makes finding information much easier than scrolling through a sea of folders and sticky notes. The calendar integration is still fairly basic, but the foundation is solid. 

Chat and Agents

The chat interface is exactly what you would expect from a modern AI workspace. You can connect different models, switch between them, and use AI agents to perform tasks.

This is also where Odysseus feels most experimental. Sometimes the agents perform impressively. Other times, it seems to have misunderstood the assignment. That isn’t entirely Odysseus’ fault. AI agents in general are still finding their feet. The more you use it, though, the better it gets, and that’s a feature, not a bug.

Deep Research

One of the more ambitious features is Deep Research. Instead of giving you a quick answer, Odysseus can gather information from multiple sources and compile a more comprehensive report. The results vary depending on the model being used, but the concept is promising. Just remember that AI is often confidently wrong enough that you should verify anything important.

Cookbook and Brains

Perhaps the most delightfully weird feature is Cookbook. Think of it as a library of AI models that you can choose from. It has a score, and it tries to match your CPU, GPU, and RAM to a model that fits within your resources. 

Brains is where you add skills and other things to make operations a little better. It is also where the memory is stored, and this memory is stored offline just like everything else. 

The Nasties

The original project appears reasonably secure, and PewDiePie has been vocal about privacy. However, open-source projects evolve rapidly.

The more contributors a project attracts, the greater the likelihood that bugs, vulnerabilities, or even malicious code will find their way into the ecosystem. That’s not unique to Odysseus. This doesn’t mean Odysseus is unsafe. It simply means caution is warranted.

Should You Install It?

I would install it on a machine that is not my primary computer, and I definitely would not connect it to my main email account just yet. Odysseus is fun. Most importantly, it represents something increasingly rare on the modern internet: software built around ownership and privacy.

My advice would be to wait a few months. Let the hype settle. Let security researchers and developers dig through the code. Let the project mature beyond its current experimental phase. Then revisit it. 

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