Applied AI Builder & Scottish AI Analyst
My mission is to become the trusted practical source for AI implementation, intelligence and analysis in Scotland through useful tools, evidence, research and working builds.
I build
Working AI systems with published method, cost, failure modes and measured outcomes.
I test
Products and claims, including failures and limitations. Reality checks over hype.
I explain
What AI is actually doing in Scotland, in plain language, with primary sources.
I track
Scotland's AI strategy and adoption against observable evidence.
Build. Test. Explain. Track.
Working builds
ShieldedID
Zero-knowledge identity protocol
STCL
Semantic token compression
UnitedLines
Encrypted social network
How the work unfolds
Working systems with published method and cost.
Reality checks on products and claims, including failures.
Plain-language analysis with primary sources.
Scotland's AI strategy and adoption against evidence.
An independent working project
Scotland AI Observatory is a working independent Scottish AI Observatory & Applied AI Lab project. It is not a regulator, official government programme or university. I do not claim official authority, and I do not make unearned claims such as "Scotland's leading AI expert."
Public promise
Build what can be built. Test what can be tested. Explain what matters. Track what is promised. Never manufacture certainty.
How I work
Primary sources first
Government, official and primary documents before commentary.
Exact dates
Every figure carries the date it was checked.
Facts vs inference
Observation is separated from interpretation.
Corrections versioned
Material errors are corrected publicly and the change recorded.