AI & Enterprise
Subscription- and ad-free local AI assistant Underdog launches, revenue to come from payment fees
Conway Research has launched an invite-only beta of its on-device AI assistant, Underdog. The service currently runs fully on Mac and Windows 11 PCs, with Linux, iPhone and Android versions in the works. It focuses on privacy by encrypting account keys and running AI inference on the device using its Husky engine. The company plans to keep the assistant free and ad-free, and seek revenue from small fees tied to transactions handled through Stripe.
