Have you ever had a real conversation with a local LLM? 
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Have you ever had a real conversation with a local LLM? 
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Or even taken a VoIP (SIP) phone call with one? 
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Or even taken a VoIP (SIP) phone call with one? 
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Check out Kurtis E1: A Fully On-Device MLX Voice Agent.
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Check out Kurtis E1: A Fully On-Device MLX Voice Agent.
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- GitHub Repo: 
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- GitHub Repo: 
https://github.com/ethicalabs-ai/Kurtis-E1-MLX-Voice-Agent
https://github.com/ethicalabs-ai/Kurtis-E1-MLX-Voice-Agent
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- Demo Video 1: 
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- Demo Video 1: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6BbF0262I8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6BbF0262I8
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- Demo Video 2: 
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- Demo Video 2: 
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/w-YSCyKTR78
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/w-YSCyKTR78
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The entire stack runs on-device, leveraging MLX-LM for Apple Silicon.
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The entire stack runs on-device, leveraging MLX-LM for Apple Silicon.
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- Whisper for real-time STT
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- Whisper for real-time STT
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- WebRTC VAD for voice activity detection
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- WebRTC VAD for voice activity detection
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- A custom-tuned Qwen #LLM (Kurtis E1) 
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- A custom-tuned Qwen #LLM (Kurtis E1) 
https://huggingface.co/ethicalabs/Kurtis-E1.1-Qwen2.5-3B-Instruct
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https://huggingface.co/ethicalabs/Kurtis-E1.1-Qwen2.5-3B-Instruct
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- Coqui XTTSv2 for natural speech
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- Coqui XTTSv2 for natural speech
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This showcases the power of local AI/ML. I am also actively developing the SIP #VoIP integration (now in testing). The goal? To let you take a phone call and talk directly with your private agent, even without a computer or internet connection.
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This showcases the power of local AI/ML. I am also actively developing the SIP #VoIP integration (now in testing). The goal? To let you take a phone call and talk directly with your private agent, even without a computer or internet connection.
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While Kurtis isn't built for math/coding, it shows a valuable path forward for on-device workflows.
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While Kurtis isn't built for math/coding, it shows a valuable path forward for on-device workflows.
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We are actively looking for partners and clients to build out these POCs into real-world use cases.
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We are actively looking for partners and clients to build out these POCs into real-world use cases.
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https://www.ethicalabs.ai/
https://www.ethicalabs.ai/
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 isn't a startup. We are not looking for VCs, equity deals, or grants: we're an open-source project. 
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 isn't a startup. We are not looking for VCs, equity deals, or grants: we're an open-source project. 
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If you like the R&D, you can support the R&D directly: 
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If you like the R&D, you can support the R&D directly: 
https://github.com/sponsors/ethicalabs-ai?frequency=one-time
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Have you ever had a real conversation with a local LLM? 

Or even taken a VoIP (SIP) phone call with one? 

Check out Kurtis E1: A Fully On-Device MLX Voice Agent.

- GitHub Repo: https://github.com/ethicalabs-ai/Kurtis-E1-MLX-Voice-Agent
- Demo Video 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6BbF0262I8
- Demo Video 2: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/w-YSCyKTR78

The entire stack runs on-device, leveraging MLX-LM for Apple Silicon.

- Whisper for real-time STT
- WebRTC VAD for voice activity detection
- A custom-tuned Qwen #LLM (Kurtis E1) https://huggingface.co/ethicalabs/Kurtis-E1.1-Qwen2.5-3B-Instruct
- Coqui XTTSv2 for natural speech

This showcases the power of local AI/ML. I am also actively developing the SIP #VoIP integration (now in testing). The goal? To let you take a phone call and talk directly with your private agent, even without a computer or internet connection.

While Kurtis isn't built for math/coding, it shows a valuable path forward for on-device workflows.

We are actively looking for partners and clients to build out these POCs into real-world use cases.

https://www.ethicalabs.ai/ isn't a startup. We are not looking for VCs, equity deals, or grants: we're an open-source project. 

If you like the R&D, you can support the R&D directly: https://github.com/sponsors/ethicalabs-ai?frequency=one-time
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John6666