Sovereign AI, Consciously Designed

This workshop session explores sovereign AI approaches, focusing on local AI models and privacy-conscious workflows.

Guide participants through setting up local AI environments using tools like LM Studio, discussing the shift from productivity obsession to coherence obsession as AI accelerates.

Key topics include data sovereignty concerns, the 1:3:5 rule for conscious stack design, geometric constraints for maintaining AI coherence, and building personal operating systems that integrate local models with cloud services.

The session includes hands-on demonstrations of local model setup, discussion of various AI models including Chinese alternatives, and exploration of how to maintain human agency while leveraging AI capabilities.

Participants learn about tools like Okara for encrypted cloud AI, Open Source alternatives, and strategies for reducing dependency on major cloud providers while building sustainable AI workflows.