Max
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Max runs locally through Pseudopod on your machine, then connects into Pseudopod Workspace and Ameeba Chat so you can use local AI from anywhere while the AI engine stays on your local machine.
What Max is, why Pseudopod is required, and where you can use it.
Max is Ameeba's local AI layer. You install Pseudopod on your local machine, run Max there, and then use Max inside Pseudopod Workspace and Ameeba Chat.
Yes. Pseudopod is the local workspace and runtime that connects Max to Ameeba. It lets Max run on your own machine instead of being positioned as a cloud-only AI button.
Max can be used inside Pseudopod Workspace and Ameeba Chat. Even when you access Max from Ameeba Chat, the local AI still runs on the machine where Pseudopod is installed.
How Max runs on your machine and what hardware is recommended.
Yes. Max is designed to run locally through Pseudopod on your machine. That local machine acts as the private AI engine for your Ameeba workspace.
A GPU is recommended for the best performance, especially for larger models or heavier workloads. Max can still run on CPU, but responses may be slower depending on the model and the machine.
Yes, as long as the local machine running Pseudopod is available and connected. You can use Max from Ameeba Chat while the actual AI work still runs on your local machine.
Why local AI matters for sensitive work and private workspace workflows.
Local AI keeps the AI runtime closer to your machine and workspace instead of making every workflow depend on a remote AI service. It is a better fit for sensitive research, development, operational, and security work.
Not necessarily. It means the AI runtime is local-first through Pseudopod. Ameeba can still connect the experience across Pseudopod Workspace and Chat, but the inference engine remains on the local machine you control.
No. Max is the AI layer. Pseudopod is the local workspace and runtime. Ameeba Chat is where you can communicate and access Max from anywhere when your Pseudopod machine is available.
What Max can help with across technical and high-trust workflows.
Max can help review code, summarize research, analyze logs, explain systems, organize technical notes, draft plans, and support focused work inside the Ameeba workspace.
No. Max is useful for developers, researchers, cybersecurity teams, operations teams, legal and compliance workflows, finance teams, and other high-trust environments where private AI context matters.
Yes. Max can support workflow-specific local AI pages and deployments for areas like healthcare operations, cybersecurity, legal, finance, compliance and risk, insurance, research and biotech, and clinical copilot workflows.
How Max fits into Pseudopod Workspace, Ameeba Chat, and future deployments.
Inside Pseudopod, Max can support research, browsing, writing, notes, files, technical analysis, and workspace tasks while running through the local Pseudopod machine.
Inside Ameeba Chat, Max gives you a way to use the same local AI from anywhere. Chat becomes the access point, while Pseudopod remains the local AI runtime.
Max is the intelligence and workflow layer. Enterprise is the organization layer around rollout, access, deployment, and administration for teams that need managed private AI workflows.