Co-founder, MLNavigator
James KC Auchterlonie
Governed AI Operations · Local-First Systems
I write about local-first AI, high-assurance workflows, and operational accountability for regulated environments.
Companies & Projects
Governance, privacy, and accountable AI operations.
MLNavigator
stableAI research group focused on local-first AI, reviewable deployment, and operational accountability. Co-founded with Donella Cohen. NSF I-Corps cohort, Kansas ACCEL grant recipient.
adapterOS
stableResearch project on local-first AI and high-assurance workflows for regulated environments.
Expertise
What I spend my time on and why it matters.
Governed Operations
Careful operating policies for offline and regulated deployments, with emphasis on accountability and review.
Operational Accountability
Governance-minded tooling and review practices for teams that need clear oversight of AI use.
Systems Engineering
Systems work for local-first AI and dependable deployment in constrained environments.
Regulated Deployment
Work shaped by healthcare, finance, and legal requirements, where privacy and accountability are baseline expectations.
Writing
On AI governance, early markets, and systems that survive scrutiny.
When Institutions Are Slow to Admit What They Know
→2026-01-22Transparency Does Not Guarantee Safety
→2026-01-14What Offline & Private AI Actually Means
→2026-01-06Scaling Without Losing Shape
→2025-12-28Timing Is a Systems Problem
→2025-12-03Why Opaque Autonomous Systems Create Governance Risk
→2025-11-21Building Systems That Can Be Answered For
→2025-11-14Why Black Boxes Are a Governance Failure
→Tools
Fast, local-only utilities. No tracking, no accounts.