Novice

Novice Local AI Assistant is an offline, on-device AI platform designed to run a wide range of text generation models entirely without cloud processing. It enables you to process your sources, generate text, and manage sensitive information securely and privately, with every step happening locally on your computer. The system supports handling diverse document types and sources, transforming them into a private knowledge base that you can search, summarize, and reference without uploading data to the internet.

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What it is

Novice is built for professional needs where data privacy, control, and reproducibility are critical. It emphasizes offline operation, strong source attribution, and the ability to work with sensitive materials such as PDFs, websites, DOCX files, and plain text documents directly on your device. The platform aims to help users turn sources into a structured knowledge base that supports reporting, research, and decision making without cloud dependency.

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How it works

• Runs text generation models entirely on your computer, with no cloud processing and no data leaving your device.
• Ingests and processes your sources locally to create a private knowledge base that can be summarized, analyzed, and referenced.
• Provides clear citations for every response, showing exact quotes from your sources to ensure transparency and accuracy.

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How People Use Novice

• Product Managers: Import product specs, market research, and customer feedback to synthesize insights, generate competitive analyses, and refine strategy.
• Professionals (auditors, legal advisors, consultants): Analyze documents, summarize key insights, and validate findings with citations to improve accuracy and efficiency.
• Researchers: Leverage AI for analysis, synthesis, and idea exploration while maintaining originality and control over the output.

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Safety and Privacy

• Fully offline operation ensures data does not leave your device.
• Clear source citations help users verify information and reduce hallucinations common in AI summaries.
• Designed for professional use with emphasis on privacy, security, and reproducibility.

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Core Features

• Local, offline AI execution with no cloud dependency
• Ingest and transform PDFs, websites, DOCX, and text documents into a private knowledge base
• On-device processing from source ingestion to text generation
• Clear source citations for every answer
• Privacy-centric: data never leaves your device; no cloud storage
• Suitable for product management, auditing, legal, consulting, and research workflows
• Supports summarization, analysis, and reference generation directly from your knowledge base

Note: The platform prioritizes security and privacy, making it ideal for handling sensitive information and confidential materials.**