If a Mac mini is agentic overkill, try this glowing pyramid that runs personal bots
'Intern 2' offers an isolated environment and cloudy inference to automate your world
Autonomous.ai, an eleven-year-old company specializing in high-end workstations and office furniture, has unveiled a compact device named Intern 2 designed for running AI agents such as Hermes or OpenClaw. The first version of Intern was launched in March, coinciding with the surge in popularity of OpenClaw. Dee Tran, Autonomous.ai's head of AI hardware, mentioned that Intern 2 is commonly utilized for repetitive tasks like cronjobs, loops, and scheduled operations.
Priced at $299, the 4.7-inch pyramid-shaped machine may appear more decorative than functional, although its primary purpose is to facilitate the execution of AI agents. The device comes preloaded with Hermes or OpenClaw, or can be customized with a user's preferred agent for an extra charge of $50. It is also equipped with features such as a microphone, speaker, USB-C connectivity, Wi-Fi 5, and Bluetooth 5 support, all housed beneath a luminous capstone.
Intern 2 does not operate locally; instead, it relies on cloud-based inference and grants users a daily allowance of ten million tokens from Autonomous.ai's gateway. Tran explained that the device functions as a more accessible alternative to running AI agents locally. Users can also direct Intern 2 towards a local model on separate hardware running an OpenAI-compatible server.
The operating system (Autonomous-os) is open-source under the Apache 2.0 license, while the hardware abstraction layer (HAL) is governed by the GPL-3.0 license. Autonomous.ai also offers powerful computers with high-end GeForce GPUs, ranging in price from $26,100 to $93,900, which could potentially address concerns regarding the execution of AI agents without supervision.
In summary, if one wishes to delegate tasks like email management, scheduling, GitHub interactions, social media automation, research, or similar hands-off responsibilities to an AI agent, Intern 2 could provide a less intrusive solution compared to risking unintended file deletions on one's primary computer.
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