Local models
Research in progressLanguage models closer to your work.
Exploring model development, adaptation and local inference for Canadian businesses. The aim is useful AI with more choice over where it runs and what it can access.
SHAPEDSI / APPLIED AI
A place for
useful AI.
Local models, agents, code and mathematics. Bring a question from your work. Let’s explore how to test it.
Local models Agents & tools Build with code Explore patterns Research notes Choose an object. Explore an idea.
Five research tracks
An imagined place. Work shaped around you.
Set the mood
THE RESEARCH NOTEBOOK
Specific questions.
Work in progress.
These tracks describe ongoing work. Public model releases and benchmark reports will be identified when available.
Agent factory
Development in progressGive every agent a job.
Building ways to connect specialised agents, tools and a human reviewer. The work includes task routing, reusable workflows and deciding what an agent is allowed to do.
Coding systems
Development in progressFrom an idea to working software.
Exploring coding assistants and the software around them: interfaces, tool connections, testing and review. A useful system needs more than generated code.
Mathematics
Exploratory researchPatterns worth questioning.
Exploring mathematical sequences, structured reasoning and ways to evaluate predictions. Small, understandable experiments help separate an interesting pattern from a reliable method.
Research & learning
Ongoing learningMake the work easier to understand.
Connecting experiments with practical learning for owners and teams. Research notes can explain the question, the method, what happened and what still needs work.
A FEW IDEAS TO INSPECT
A rule.
A visible result.
These examples run in your browser. They illustrate ideas, rather than the performance of an AI model.
BROWSER WORKBENCHLOCAL INTERACTION · NO SIGN-UP
MATHEMATICS / INTERACTIVE EXAMPLE
A rule.
A sequence.
A question.
Choose a sequence and change how many terms you see. The rule is explicit, so you can inspect every value.
F(n) = F(n−1) + F(n−2)
Bar heights show relative values within this sequence.
Deterministic mathematics. This example does not use an LLM.
AGENT SYSTEMS / GUIDED EXAMPLE
A clear job.
A clear handoff.
Walk through a sample workflow for preparing a project brief. Each step shows its role, before a person decides what happens next.
- 01Plan
- 02Draft
- 03Check
- 04Human review
Ready when you are
A project brief for a local business.
Start with the task, expected output and boundaries. Step through the example to see the handoffs.
A scripted teaching example. No AI agent is running and nothing is sent or published.
RESEARCH / EVIDENCE BEFORE CLAIMS
What belongs
in a useful test?
A result is easier to assess when the question and conditions are clear. This is the information we want future Lab reports to include.
Our research approach- Question
- What practical task are we trying to improve?
- Setup
- Model and version, hardware, software, memory and data used.
- Comparison
- A simple baseline tested under the same conditions.
- Results
- Task quality, errors, speed and resource use.
- Limits
- What failed, what remains unknown and how to repeat the test.
THE METHOD MATTERS
Useful. Explainable.
Then repeatable.
A demonstration and a measured result are different things. We record the conditions before drawing a conclusion.
- 01
A real task.
Define what needs to happen and how to check the result.
- 02
Named conditions.
Model, hardware, data, memory and timing in the same record.
- 03
Clear boundaries.
Distinguish what is local, external, read or changed.
- 04
Useful notes.
Explain the method, limits and the questions that come next.
BEFORE WE BEGIN
A few
useful answers.
What is ShapedSI Lab?
A founder-led AI research and development lab in Canada, exploring local models, agents, coding systems and mathematics.
Can I download a model or see benchmarks?
The page describes work in progress. Public releases and repeatable benchmark reports will be identified when available.
Does local AI mean all data stays on my computer?
That depends on the complete setup, including connected tools and services. We agree what runs locally, what connects externally and what each component can access.
Can my business work with the lab?
Yes. Start with a real task or research question. We can discuss a focused pilot and its review criteria.
SHAPEDSI · Canada
A question worth testing?
A workflow, a tool or a research idea. Let’s define a useful first experiment.