Announced desktop-oriented operating system KORA, built on the Linux kernel and notable for the integration of AI models, AI services and AI agents into the system environment. Instead of building the desktop around directories and applications, the new OS organizes work based on meaning, context and knowledge base. In addition to the classic FS, a “neural FS” is proposed, which indexes files by their meaning and allows users and AI agents to find information by content, rather than file and directory names. The project is being developed under the leadership of Kirt McMaster, co-founder of the Cyanogen mobile platform (now LineageOS), John Lagerling, who led the Android business at Google and served as vice president at Facebook, and Franck De Girolami, creator of the game series Alone in the Dark and distribution GameOS. Among the investors and partners of the project are Samsung and Qualcomm.
AI models in KORA are an integral part of the system and are executed using the Cortex hybrid engine developed by the project, optimized for local execution of AI models using all available computing capabilities, including CPU, GPU, NPU and transferring calculations to other computers on the network. By default, AI models are executed locally, but if necessary, it is possible to attract external AI services. The knowledge base supported by the local AI model forms a user-specific context by analyzing files, email correspondence, address book, calendar and other user data.
Each virtual desktop (workspace) runs in a separate
A sandbox environment in which applications and AI agents can access a common context and knowledge base, but are isolated from the rest of the system.
Gaining access to external resources requires the user to explicitly grant appropriate permissions. Access separation is implemented using AppArmor. An SDK is provided to develop applications that interact with the knowledge base, context, semantic search and specific projects.