This is the first post in my series “Building My Personal AI Assistant - Dave”, where I document how I’m putting together a local AI interface that integrates into my desktop and hopefully mobile daily life.

The idea is simple: I want my own personal AI assistant that can help with search, automation, and daily tasks. Not a cloud service or relying on an API, because I don’t particularly trust these companies but instead something that runs entirely on my hardware, with full control over the models and data.