Author: Jesse Cole, Betakit

A former Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii) founder, who has since gone on to start an “ethical AI” company, has released a privacy-first model intended to keep all data in the hands of the user. 

Synsira Software is a Victoria-based AI company founded by Jonathan Schaeffer, one of the AI researchers who helped found Amii. Synsira says it builds “ethical, user-friendly AI products” with a privacy and environmental impact focus.

The firm’s latest product offering is a version of its flagship product, Kind Pro. Whereas Kind Pro sends portions of user data to cloud infrastructure, this new version runs entirely on-device, enabling users to interact with the AI program without accessing the internet, as well as retain control over the data those interactions generate. 

Dubbed Kind Local Pro (KLP), Synsira’s product installs proprietary AI tools that leverage open-source AI models. Once installed, users drag-and-drop files—ranging from documents, video, images, videos, email inboxes, audio, and more—into KLP. In turn, the AI ingests those documents and bases its knowledge database and responses solely from the materials provided. 

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