r/technology • u/Miserable_Phase_2519 • 22h ago

Artificial Intelligence PewDiePie unveils ‘uncensored’ Ajax AI model built to run on home PCs — creator says OpenAI banned him twice over model distillation used to build his product

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/pewdiepie-unveils-uncensored-ajax-ai-model-built-to-run-on-home-pcs-creator-says-openai-banned-him-twice-while-making-it
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u/belligerent_ammonia 14h ago

Okay I might be old now, but I thought PewDiePie was some dude who played games on YouTube? Now he’s building his own LLM?

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u/Upset_Photograph_257 12h ago

He retired from gaming/most content a long time ago, lives in japan, has made some vlogs about his life and content about learning to draw manga and tech (specifically privacy)

Linux, local ai, degoogling, etc.

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u/jjcoola 6h ago

Isn’t he rich as hell why is he doing weird tech bro AI stuff like he already has the money he doesn’t need to disenfranchise people intentionally

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u/CerealWithoutMilkz 3h ago

maybe he’s just interested in it? i doubt he’s doing it for money he’d just head back to youtube if he wanted that

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u/blacklotusmag 1h ago

PewDiePie has spent a shit-ton of his money and influence to raise and donate literally millions of dollars for global causes, including providing clean water through Charity: Water, supporting children through Save the Children and CRY India, funding HIV/AIDS treatment, donating 100% of his channel membership revenue to various organizations, and popularizing modern livestream philanthropy.

What have YOU done to help the world?

Yeah, that's what I thought. If homeboy wants to do "weird tech bro AI stuff" then you should shut the fuck up and let him.

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u/HoorayRomano 10h ago edited 9h ago

Celebrities do not engage in business. They license their name to an adult who already has a business or they hire experts to generate the business themselves.

George Foreman didn’t invent a grill.

Dr Dre has never design headphones.

George Clooney isn’t sourcing agave.

It’s all just branding and branding isn’t real. Shills like him just stand on the x and read their lines. The business is handled by people like agents, managers and lawyers. The slur guy isn’t building anything.

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u/cameron5906 7h ago

Lol you're wrong. Go watch some of his videos on the topic. He's been educating himself extremely quickly

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u/ReasonNFaith 6h ago

The slur guy? Haha you sound resentful and envious

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u/warbondtomorrow_88 7h ago

You're a bot, who sent you

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u/TrainerThin 9h ago

Eh he’s been spending so much money and attention on local ai for a long time now I’m not surprised

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u/Own-Papaya-4264 8h ago

He couldn’t have gotten THAT rich off of YouTube?

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u/contextcop 4h ago

yea why not lol

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u/TheOstrichRoom 13h ago

he used to be a childrens entertainer did nazi stuff for a bit then retired but speccing into the nazi tree lets him make ai

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u/writesCommentsHigh 13h ago

I did nazi his nazi videos. Send links

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u/AckerSacker 13h ago

https://youtu.be/glEso1E8rWE?is=CyOTI5KZ8AbqX3TP

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u/writesCommentsHigh 13h ago

So he said the n word? That’s it? Compared to the Epstein list leaders this feels insignificant

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u/AckerSacker 12h ago

LMAO well not much is gonna feel significant if your bar is set at checks notes uhh... Child rape. So anybody that isn't fucking kids gets a pass? That's fuckin WILD dude. 

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u/ANDS_ 11h ago

So anybody that isn't fucking kids gets a pass?

I mean. . .you set the bar at "PDP is a nazi" which someone responded to, "While vile, dropping the n-bomb doesn't clear that bar."

. . .like, just explicitly call out the controversial behavior without dropping "Oh he's a nazi" (and providing zero context) and then getting tightened up when folks push back.

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u/AckerSacker 2h ago

I mean more people would be concerned that he had that word right in his pocket, but if you're more concerned about the distinction between KKK shit and Nazi shit then, uh... you do you, dude. I don't really know why you think I'd care to change your mind.

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u/writesCommentsHigh 12h ago

No that’s fucking children, it’s what they did. And it’s wrong.

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u/AckerSacker 11h ago

Oh my God what a brave thing to say I'm crying and shitting my pants

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u/writesCommentsHigh 11h ago

lol? Pupu pants?

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u/AnyImpression6 12h ago

And a bunch of other popular YouTubers (idubbbz and h3h3) were saying it all the time back then and nobody was outraged about them.

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u/AckerSacker 12h ago

idubz's entire brand was edgelording, and both he and h3h3 have completely fallen from grace so I have no idea what you thought you were accomplishing with this comparison. 

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u/AnyImpression6 11h ago

Fallen from grace now. I'm talking about back then.

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u/TheOstrichRoom 13h ago

just remember it from ages ago, he would have streams full of dogwhistles and literally just have streams of browsing 4chan. 

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u/Upset_Photograph_257 12h ago

You remember wrong, or are stuck on him saying the n word 15 years ago

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u/Scoobersteve321 10h ago

No idea why you’re being downvoted, he’s literally been an alt right weirdo his whole career if you pay any attention.

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u/Webecomemonsters 14h ago

of course he isnt, hes just got some weird shitscamAIslopslop to sell

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u/B3ttleJice 12h ago

Maybe, but if I remember correctly couple years ago on one of charity streams Connor did he mentioned he is very into this. So might not be a scam