Moving a personal AI off the browser tab and onto the desktop: what actually changed
LYKN-ai · reddit · 2026-09-22
The author describes rebuilding their personal AI to live on the machine itself — accessing local files, browser, and apps in one thread — instead of being another chat tab. The surprise wasn't the model's intelligence but context persisting across chats, projects, and local files, removing the daily ritual of re-explaining setup. They ask whether people want better models or simply an AI that stays on the computer and doesn't leak into another tab.
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