The Sovereign AI paper defines a different path for artificial intelligence: instead of centralised cloud systems that harvest data and automate people out, BU1ST proposes human-directed intelligence that runs locally, is owned by the user and is built for real workers in the field — tradies, cleaners, educators, councils and more.
It lays out the mindset, the technical stack and the operating principles that guide every BU1ST build. Reading it is the fastest way to understand why we obsess over local models, offline tools and blue-collar workflows.
The paper is written for people making decisions about AI direction, not just engineers:
Share it with your team, mark up the sections that resonate, and treat it as a blueprint when planning your own Sovereign AI roadmap.
Models run on your hardware: desktops, field laptops, mobile devices or private servers. Cloud is optional, never required. If the internet drops, the system keeps working.
Every flow starts from the point of work — the plumber on site, the cleaner in a unit, the teacher in the classroom. Interfaces are simple, fast and explainable, with no black-box decisions that undermine trust.
You own the models, the weights and the outputs. No hidden training, re-selling or silent analytics. Sovereign AI means you can audit, back up, move or shut down the system on your terms.
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