Gen-Z founder's Conway Research launches local AI assistant Underdog with a16z backing

Conway Research, founded by Gen-Z Chinese entrepreneur Sigil Wen, launched Underdog, a fully local personal AI assistant running a 27B model offline on users' own computers. Just 8 months old, the startup is backed by a16z, Anthropic and Menlo.

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