EdgeRunner AI, the leader in air-gapped, on-device AI agents for military and enterprise, has partnered with Intel® to bring on-device AI agents to Intel AI PCs.
“We’re thrilled to partner with Intel to bring EdgeRunner’s on-device AI agents to Intel AI PCs,” said Tyler Saltsman, Founder & CEO of EdgeRunner AI. “EdgeRunner’s technology, combined with Intel’s latest hardware, software, and distribution, enables us to bring the power of Generative AI to every Intel AI PC, privately and securely without requiring internet connectivity.”
“Our partnership with Intel allows us to optimize EdgeRunner’s capabilities on Intel hardware, providing unparalleled performance and efficiency,” Saltsman continued. “By leveraging Intel’s OpenVINO™ toolkit, we’re able to deliver AI solutions that meet the rigorous demands of enterprise and defense sectors. EdgeRunner will be the standard for personalized AI agents on-device, augmenting every person.”
“Intel is excited to collaborate with EdgeRunner for on-device AI agents at the edge,” said Carla Rodriguez, VP of Client Software Enablement at Intel. “EdgeRunner is a valued vendor for Intel and its solution showcases the power of running AI applications locally on Intel AI PCs.”
EdgeRunner offers a state-of-the-art, air-gapped Generative AI platform, EdgeRunner Athena, that delivers personalized AI agents on-device with natural language processing, akin to a human conversation. Specifically developed for the military, this technology offers both defense and enterprise users a hyper-personalized assistant powered by AI agents that functions independently of internet connectivity.
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Intel and EdgeRunner collaborated to optimize Athena to run efficiently on Intel’s latest processors, including its latest Intel® Core™ Ultra 200V series processors (codenamed Lunar Lake), leveraging Intel’s OpenVINO toolkit. This integration ensures optimized model inference, reduced latency, and seamless integration into existing systems, providing enhanced AI performance on common enterprise chipsets.
EdgeRunner Athena boosts productivity, decision-making, and operational efficiency, all while ensuring data privacy and security. Powered by EdgeRunner’s advanced, domain-specific language models for nested function-calling, Athena is purpose-built for mission-critical applications and seamlessly integrates with a wide range of hardware configurations, including consumer grade GPU and CPU.
EdgeRunner Athena is designed for straightforward deployment, requiring minimal technical expertise. Developers can easily integrate their current tools into Athena via drop-in replacement with OpenAI-compatible APIs or through intuitive script generation for natural language processing (NLP) tasks.
Demonstration at CES 2025
At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2025 in Las Vegas, EdgeRunner and Intel are showcasing their combined solution, including:
- Air-Gapped AI Deployments on Intel Hardware: Demonstrating secure, on-device AI applications running efficiently on Intel AI PCs.
- Optimized Performance with OpenVINO Integration: Highlighting enhanced AI performance through integration with Intel’s OpenVINO toolkit.
- Seamless API Compatibility: Showcasing easy integration with existing tools via OpenAI-compatible APIs and intuitive developer tools with agentic action to enterprise services.
EdgeRunner Athena goes beyond core tasks, integrating into workflows by managing emails, scheduling calendar invites, sending Slack messages, and even searching the internet as needed.
SOURCE: Businesswire
