Tether Releases QVAC Botpsy, an AI Assistant Designed for Local Device Operation and Enhanced Privacy
Tether, the stablecoin issuer, has unveiled QVAC Botpsy, a new artificial intelligence model designed to operate directly on smartphones and personal computers. This 800-million-parameter AI assistant is engineered for efficiency and privacy, aiming to handle tasks such as booking trips, managing meetings, and setting reminders without relying on centralized cloud servers. Tether claims that Botpsy, despite its smaller size, has outperformed larger rival models in internal tests. Specifically, it surpassed models with 1.2 billion parameters or fewer on six benchmarks measuring AI's ability to use apps and tools. On four primary tests, Botpsy even outscored Alibaba's Qwen3.5-2B-Think, a model 2.5 times larger. A notable strength of Botpsy is its ability to recognize its own limitations and decline to act when appropriate, scoring high on tests measuring this capability.
