SecureRAG
Quiet Agents, Loud Shifts — Nokast, SecureRAG & the next wave
How small language models and secure retrieval are quietly reshaping what personal AI can mean — without cloud dependency.
Dec 2024Read on Substack
Build logs & essays
Nokast Build Logs
Deep dives on local-first AI, SLMs, SecureRAG, and the journey from LocalizeAI to Nodemind.
LocalizeAI
LocalizeAI by Nokast — Your inbox, your model, your brief
A full walkthrough of LocalizeAI: how it works, what problems it solves, and why we built it local-first from day one.
Nov 2024Read on Substack
Open-source
The LocalizeAI repo is live — build your own newsletter AI
Open-sourcing LocalizeAI: what's inside the repo, how to run it yourself, and how to contribute.
Oct 2024Read on Substack
SLMs
Why AI shouldn't live in the cloud — the SLM defence
Our case for small language models as the right default for personal AI: performance, privacy, and autonomy.
Sep 2024Read on Substack
Community
Nokast Sessions — building together, in public
Introducing Nokast Sessions: small-group experiments, demos, and discussions for the people building local-first AI.
Aug 2024Read on Substack
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