Andrew Ng open-sources OpenWorker, a desktop AI coworker that ships finished work
adnan_hashmi · x · 2026-08-26
Andrew Ng's GitHub repo OpenWorker (15.6k stars, open beta) is an open-source AI coworker that lives on your desktop and delivers finished work, not just chat: a polished document, a Slack reply with the numbers, an updated calendar, a triaged inbox.
- Model-agnostic: bring your own API key for OpenAI, Anthropic, Google or an open-weight provider, or run fully local with Ollama
- Local data: your data leaves your machine only through the model and integrations you choose
- Downloads available for macOS (Apple Silicon, signed & notarized) and Windows (unsigned for now), with auto-updates
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