localfirst.fm Special: Local-First Conf 2026
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Mar 31, 2026 Adam Wiggins, software engineer and conference organizer focused on Local-First principles and data ownership. They explore AI as a boost for local-first, call for CFP submissions on user empowerment and ecosystem growth, and dig into UX, data portability, identity, and running models locally. Conversation highlights real-app maturity, encrypted messaging, and games as local-first pioneers.
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Design AI To Increase Human Agency
- Design AI features to augment users’ thinking and agency, not replace it; avoid creating systems that deskill people.
- Use AI to deepen mental models and free users from tedious details so they can focus on creative work.
Local Models Unlock New Device Use Cases
- Open-weight and local models enable offline, private, and device-constrained AI use cases across many form factors.
- Johan highlights edge scenarios from Chrome-hosted Gemini Nano to phone-sized models for robotics or home automation.
Use AI To Build Fuzzy Bridges Between Data Silos
- Use AI to bridge data silos by converting inconsistent exports, scraping sites, or normalizing bank statements into reusable local data.
- Johan and Adam give examples like scraping a supermarket site or normalizing transaction downloads with LMs.