Daedalus Landed
A nonprofit initiative we're building.
We're building free (or radically affordable) AI systems that actually help people and don't treat them as ad inventory, data exhaust, or whales to be monetized.
Mission: Take the profit motive out of the basics of being human—starting with mental health, creation, and education.
Why This Exists
Right now, to get serious AI for your life or work, you mostly have to:
- ✗ Pay for premium models every month
- ✗ Hand over your data, behavior, and attention
- ✗ Or settle for weak "free" tools that quietly exploit you
Daedalus Landed is trying a different path: Build strong, humane AI systems under a nonprofit umbrella, keep the core tools free or radically cheap, and refuse to fund it by selling users out.
Early-stage and evolving. The mission is stable.
Flagship Projects
NOUS
"Not Your Therapist" — But Actually Helpful
A mental-health-aware AI companion and next-gen personal assistant. NOUS helps users practice real therapeutic tools (CBT, DBT), track patterns over time, and build coping plans—all with clear limits and safety rails.
What It Does
- ✓ Real skills engine, not just "positive vibes"
- ✓ Pattern tracking and plain-language reflection
- ✓ Calendar, tasks, and habit integration
- ✓ Hard edges around what it won't do
- ✓ Crisis escalation to human professionals
What It's Not
- ✗ Not a licensed clinician
- ✗ Not a crisis service
- ✗ Not a replacement for real therapy
ENODIOS
The Everything Agent for People Who Can't Afford $20/Tool
AI is becoming "paywall your way to power or get left behind." ENODIOS takes free and low-cost models, orchestrates them smartly, and squeezes every ounce of value so normal people can build anything.
What It Does
- ✓ Code generation and refactoring
- ✓ Content, copy, and research
- ✓ Creative work: ideas, outlines, drafts
- ✓ Multi-model, open-first stack
- ✓ Reusable templates and pipelines
Values & Ethics
People > Product
Users are humans, not "MAUs" to optimize. We build for people, not metrics.
Open > Opaque
Code, decisions, and failures should be explainable. Transparency by default.
Non-Extractive
No dark patterns, no casino UX, no secret data resale. Ever.
Safety First
Especially around mental health, crisis content, and vulnerable users.
Environmentally Conscious
Model choice, caching, and infra design factor in energy cost, not just latency.
Free or Radically Affordable
The basics of being human shouldn't be paywalled.
How to Support
We're trying to keep these systems free from ad-tech and predatory monetization. That means we need help with the unsexy parts: infra, hosting, audits, and eventually clinical research.
Star the Repos
Visibility matters more than you think
Open Issues
Bug reports, safety concerns, edge cases
Help Test
Dogfood early builds, tell us what breaks
Fund the Work
Keeps lights on, servers up
No donation buys you surveillance rights. No donation buys you a data firehose. It just keeps the lights on.
Contributing
We're looking for:
- → Engineers — Python, TypeScript, orchestration, infra, security
- → UX/Product — Flows that don't treat people like stats
- → Clinicians/Researchers — To design and evaluate NOUS responsibly
- → Writers/Educators — Accessible skills content and docs
Early-stage work with room to shape direction. If you like building something meaningful, reach out.
Mental Health Disclaimer
NOUS and any related tools do not replace professional mental health care, do not provide crisis intervention, and should never be your only support in a life-threatening situation.
If you are in immediate danger or crisis, contact your local emergency number or a trusted crisis hotline in your region.
Daedalus Landed
We're here to see if AI can serve people without selling them first.