Dispatches from
the independence front.
AI Egress Audit Checklist
A practical checklist for finding where sensitive company data leaves your control through ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, and other AI tools.
Read →ChatGPT Enterprise Alternatives for Teams That Need Local AI
A comparison of ChatGPT Enterprise alternatives for companies that need private AI, local models, self-hosted RAG, and better control over sensitive data.
Read →Best Local AI Tools for Business in 2026
A practical shortlist of local AI tools for teams that need private chat, self-hosted RAG, model testing, and fewer uncontrolled data egress paths.
Read →Local AI for Regulated Companies
How regulated companies can adopt local AI without turning privacy, compliance, and employee adoption into separate problems.
Read →Private LLM Stack for Law Firms
A practical private LLM architecture for law firms that need AI assistance without spraying privileged material into unmanaged tools.
Read →Ollama vs LM Studio vs Jan vs AnythingLLM
A practical comparison of Ollama, LM Studio, Jan, and AnythingLLM for teams evaluating local AI tools and private LLM workflows.
Read →Sovereign AI Is Chinese
The frontier open-weight models your company should be running are all built in China. That's not a bug — it's the whole point.
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