AI adoption
Official June 2026 estimate for businesses with 10+ employees and a presence in Scotland. Source
Promises to track
Scottish Government AI actions due before end-March 2027, tracked against observable evidence.
Applied AI Lab
Working builds with cost, method, failure modes and measured outcomes.
What's new
AI Scotland Strategy Tracker
Announcement is not delivery. Every national commitment is tracked against observable evidence, with sources and dates.
View tracker →Scottish AI Adoption Index
A reproducible view of comparable official adoption data, updated when new figures appear.
View index →SME AI Readiness Diagnostic
A free 10-factor screening tool to see where your business stands before buying more tools.
Take the diagnostic →Working systems, not concept art
Every build publishes the problem, baseline, stack, time, cost, result, failure modes and production caveats.
ShieldedID
Open-source, zero-knowledge identity protocol. Prove age, KYC status or identity without handing over personal data. Apache 2.0, self-hostable.
Read the build log →STCL
Semantic Token Compression Layer. Cuts LLM input tokens ~38% on average while preserving meaning. Open source, in active development.
Read the build log →UnitedLines
Encrypted, censorship-resistant social network. Signal-grade DMs, transparent moderation, no ads or tracking. Live at unitedlines.co.uk.
Read the build log →Let's build something useful
I help Scottish businesses and organisations run practical AI pilots: one bounded outcome, a baseline, human review and a measurement plan. Not "AI transformation" — real, deployable results.