AI · of · One's · Own
Rent their intelligence.
Own your memory.
Use the intelligence of ChatGPT and Claude — and keep every conversation, document,
and memory on your own Mac, as yours.
AI of One's Own is a hands-on guide that walks you from zero to a personal AI you actually own.
THE DIVISION
What you rent, what you own.
What you rent
Intelligence
ChatGPT, Claude, and whatever comes next. Rent it monthly and treat it as a replaceable part. Every model upgrade makes your AI smarter — for free.
- Cloud LLMs (swappable)
- Reasoning, writing, coding
- Pay only for what you use
What you own
Memory
Conversation history, knowledge graph, documents, embeddings. Stored on your own Mac — exportable, backed up, and persistent across every model you ever rent.
- Long-term memory & knowledge graph
- Documents and RAG indexes
- Configuration and workflows
Rented intelligence can be replaced.
Your memory compounds.
HOW IT'S BUILT
How it's built
Built on AnythingLLM + Docker, wired to six MCP servers (time, memory, files, search, SQLite, calendar & mail) and local long-term memory. All you need is a Mac and the book's steps. Works on Intel Macs too.
THREE WAYS IN
Three ways in
01 · Book
AI of One's Own
Every chapter plus appendices. The single source of truth for all settings. Read it, and build with your own hands.
02 · Course
Udemy screen walkthrough
The same sequence as the book, on the actual screens. The video edition for hands-on builders.
03 · Templates
Gumroad template pack
Config files and prompts, ready to use as-is. The shortest path to a running system.
FILM
Promotional film
PREVIEW
Free preview & book pages
Read the synopsis, memory chapter, four-pillar design, and selected pages.
Open the free preview (PDF)Rent their intelligence.
Own your memory.