PewDiePie unveils Ajax AI model designed for home PCs
YouTuber PewDiePie has introduced Ajax, an uncensored artificial intelligence model built to operate on home computers, stating that OpenAI banned his account twice during its development.
YouTuber PewDiePie has unveiled Ajax, an uncensored artificial intelligence model built to run locally on home PCs. OpenAI suspended his account twice while he trained the model, according to Decrypt and Coin Bureau.[1][2][3]
The YouTube creator said he wanted to "distill a little bit," using outputs from OpenAI to improve his own model's training data. Built on Alibaba's Qwen 3.5 9B model, Ajax powers PewDiePie's self-hosted Odysseus workspace to manage web searches, calendar tasks, and email.[2]
The reported bans occurred as OpenAI confronts several copyright lawsuits from groups including The New York Times and wikiHow, which allege the company used protected content without permission to train its systems.[2]
Key facts
- PewDiePie unveiled Ajax, an uncensored AI model designed to run on home PCs.
- OpenAI banned or suspended PewDiePie's account twice during the creation of Ajax.
- PewDiePie stated he used OpenAI outputs to improve training data for the model to distill it.
- Ajax is built on Alibaba's Qwen 3.5 9B model.
- Ajax runs PewDiePie's self-hosted Odysseus workspace for handling web searches, email, and calendar tasks.
- OpenAI faces multiple copyright lawsuits from organizations such as The New York Times and wikiHow over alleged unauthorized use of training content.
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Decrypt@DecryptMediaPost on X ·
OpenAI Banned PewDiePie Twice While He Built Ajax, an Uncensored AI That Will Run on Your PC https://t.co/EkrvCpUflp
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Coin Bureau@coinbureauPost on X ·
🚨HUGE: PewDiePie unveils 'Ajax', his own "uncensored" AI model built to run on home PCs, and says OpenAI banned him TWICE while he was making it. The Youtube star says he wanted to “distill a little bit,” using OpenAI’s outputs to improve his model’s training data. Built on Alibaba’s Qwen 3.5 9B, Ajax powers his self-hosted Odysseus workspace for web searches, email and calendar tasks. Meanwhile, OpenAI currently faces multiple copyright lawsuits, from New York Times, WikiHow, and several others, alleging it used protected content to train its own models without permission.
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OpenAI Banned PewDiePie Twice While He Built Ajax, an Uncensored AI That Will Run on Your PC The YouTuber says OpenAI suspended his account twice while he trained a small, uncensored model built to run on your own computer.
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