Build it yourself

Here's everything a do-it-yourself build has to get right, in the order you'd have to do it.

1. Hardware

   Choosing a chip, memory and storage that can run AI on a battery, plus a rugged case, solar input and cooling.

   Build it yourselfParts that run the model too slowly, overheat, or drain the battery in an hour.

   GenesisBoxMatched hardware, chosen and tested together.

2. Operating system & drivers

   Installing Linux and the right graphics or AI-chip drivers, locked down, and booting reliably with no internet.

   Build it yourselfOne driver update can stop the AI from starting.

   GenesisBoxA tested system image, with a recovery copy.

3. Inference engine & kernels

   Compiling and tuning the AI runtime for your exact chip: quantization, memory layout, context length, how the work is split across the hardware.

   Build it yourselfThe difference between an answer in seconds and an answer in minutes, or none at all.

   GenesisBoxTuned and measured for each device.

4. Models

   Choosing and compressing AI models so they fit in memory, then testing whether their answers are actually right.

   Build it yourselfA model small enough to run often answers confidently, and wrongly.

   GenesisBoxModels selected and evaluated for accuracy on each device.

5. Library

   Downloading, cleaning and de-duplicating hundreds of gigabytes, checking every licence, and keeping dated versions.

   Build it yourselfGaps you only discover when you need the answer.

   GenesisBoxCurated packs, with a signed manifest of sources, licences and dates.

6. Search index

   Indexing millions of documents so the right passage turns up in about a second, on low power.

   Build it yourselfSlow search, or an index too big for the memory.

   GenesisBoxPre-built indexes, ready on first boot.

7. Answers with sources

   Connecting search to the AI, showing citations, saying "not in the library" when there's no answer, and testing hundreds of real questions.

   Build it yourselfNo way to tell which answers to trust.

   GenesisBoxSources shown with every critical answer, tested on real-world questions.

8. Power

   Measuring the draw in every mode, sizing the battery and panel, and adding a low-power mode for the night.

   Build it yourselfA system that runs out at night.

   GenesisBoxA published energy budget and a matched solar setup.

9. Household network

   A private Wi-Fi network that several people can use at once, with no accounts.

   Build it yourselfNetwork configuration, and one person at a time.

   GenesisBoxUp to 20 devices on GenesisBox, and a hotspot on GenesisOne.

10. Recovery & updates

    A recovery image, signed offline updates, and a printed guide for the day the screen won't start.

    Build it yourselfOne failed disk and you start again from step one.

    GenesisBoxReplaceable storage, a recovery image and signed updates.