Field notes

Building private AI
in public.

Clear notes on operating systems, governed agents, local retrieval, edge infrastructure, and the boundaries that still matter.

Latest · by Ralph Luketic II

Notes from the build.

Research + privacy

In research AI, the boundary question comes before the model question

Start with the evidence boundary, the human decision, and the consequence of failure before selecting an AI engine.

August 10, 2026 · 6 min readRead insight →
R.A.I.S.E. architecture

What the 11-layer retrieval and trust architecture means, and what it does not

A plain-language explanation of the evolving R.A.I.S.E. architecture that keeps a build detail from becoming a security slogan.

August 10, 2026 · 5 min readRead insight →
Local AI hardware

What Strix Halo changed for the R.A.I.S.E. development platform

Why a 64GB Ryzen AI Max+ 395 system became the active portable platform for local private-AI demonstrations and development.

August 10, 2026 · 5 min readRead insight →