Fireship · 2026-10-05 · notable
Fireship — 'PewDiePie is setting AI free... and OpenAI is furious'
Fireship's 5 October 2026 video covers Ajax, the uncensored AI model PewDiePie trained at home after OpenAI banned him twice for distillation.
Fireship looks at Ajax, PewDiePie's home-trained uncensored model, and his clash with OpenAI.
What is it?
'PewDiePie is setting AI free... and OpenAI is furious' went up on Fireship's channel on 5 October 2026. In the video description, Fireship says PewDiePie is building Ajax, an uncensored AI model he trained at home after OpenAI banned him twice for distillation.
How does it work?
Fireship uses its usual fast, joke-heavy format to walk through the Ajax story. Distillation means training one model on the outputs of another, which OpenAI's terms forbid. The video is sponsored by Namespace, a GitHub Actions runner service.
Why does it matter?
The Ajax story shows how far a single creator can now get training a local model at home, and where lab terms of service draw the line on using their outputs.
Who is it for?
developers following local and open AI