Privacy-First AI & Edge Computing: Building IntraOS - Sebastian Fenelon | Ep 86

Welcome Sebastian Fenelon to The Iferia TechCast, a founder building at the intersection of AI, privacy, and global opportunity. He's the mind behind IntraOS, a privacy-first operating system for AI that runs locally on your device, and several other platforms empowering communities. Born in Haiti and now a tech entrepreneur, his journey is a powerful story of resilience and purpose-driven innovation.

In this episode, Sebastian explores why he believes the future of AI is local and not in the cloud, and how his faith shapes the way he builds technology. He tells us about IntraOS, the gap it's filling, and how it differs from other operating systems. Discover the unique engineering challenges in fine-tuning and optimizing SLMs and LLMs to run effectively on local devices with limited resources, compared to the cloud. Sebastian also highlights why privacy is a new competitive advantage for startups and enterprises in the AI era, and the crucial role Edge AI plays in keeping sensitive data local and secure. He shares his framework for managing focus and energy across multiple demanding ventures and his profound definition of innovation.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

· Sebastian's journey: From running a design business in Haiti at 14 to building privacy-first AI operating systems.

· The common trait connecting early entrepreneurial spirit to complex technical problems: resilience.

· IntraOS: What it is, the problem it solves, and how it differs from other operating systems, focusing on privacy layers.

· Unique engineering challenges: Fine-tuning and optimizing SLMs/LLMs for local devices with limited resources vs. the cloud.

· Key technical lessons: Resilience, deep research, and a "test 10 times faster" approach in IntraOS's early development.

· Why privacy is a new competitive advantage for startups and enterprises in the AI era, driven by societal trust and regulations like the EU AI Act.

· The critical role of Edge AI in keeping sensitive data local and secure, offering decentralized, faster, and cost-effective solutions.

· How Sebastian's "faith-driven value-first lens" manifests in his technical decisions and company culture.

· The current limitations of Edge AI Sebastian is excited to overcome in the next five years, and its potential impact on agriculture, defense, and healthcare.

· Sebastian's framework for managing focus and energy across multiple technically demanding ventures (IntraOS, eStrategy).

· His personal definition of innovation: turning bold ideas into real-world solutions that address a need for a better world.

This is an essential conversation for engineers, developers, tech leaders, and anyone inspired by purpose-driven innovation, resilience, and the future of privacy-first AI.

Connect With Sebastian Fenelon:

· Website: https://inthraos.com/

Chapters:

00:00 Welcome Sebastian Fenelon: AI, Privacy & Global Opportunity

01:14 Early Entrepreneurial Spirit to Complex AI Solutions

03:50 IntraOS: A Privacy-First AI Operating System

09:30 Edge AI Challenges: Fine-Tuning SLMs/LLMs for Local Devices

12:51 Key Technical Lessons & Resilience in IntraOS Development

15:39 Privacy as AI's New Competitive Advantage

18:02 Edge AI's Role in Local Data Security

19:17 Faith-Driven Value-First Technical Decisions

21:19 Overcoming Edge AI Limitations: Future Impact for Businesses & Individuals

23:26 Managing Focus & Energy Across Multiple Ventures

24:40 Innovation Defined: Bold Ideas into Real-World Solutions

26:08 Connect with Sebastian Fenelon & IntraOS

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