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Notes on Local AI

I run a private AI system for my own businesses. The model runs on local hardware, the data never leaves the machine, and I write about what I learn as I build it. Not expert advice. Honest practitioner notes.

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AI Notes

3D render of a desk with a locked server cabinet underneath

From the lab · 4 min, interactive

Two local AI models built my server rack in 3D

56 parts, two models, one locked cabinet under a desk. Race the models, flip through what broke, then open the PC in 3D.

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Local AI

The Think Gate: when should your AI assistant think first?

18 October 2026

A 30 ms local model that decides whether an AI assistant should answer straight away or reason first. What we measured on 148 real questions, and how to build one into your product.

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Local AI

Running my business on local AI: six months in, what actually broke

15 June 2026

I put an AI system on local hardware to handle business operations, with no data leaving the machine. An honest account of what worked, what did not, and what I would do differently.

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