AI resources for safer use of public, private and offline tools

General AI Assistants & Research Tools

• Google Gemini — chat, multimodal understanding, and Docs/Slides help. Visit

  Great for brainstorming, rewriting, and images (in supported regions). Integrates with Google Workspace. Check data policies if using sensitive data.

• OpenAI ChatGPT — versatile chat for writing, code, and Q&A. Visit

  Excellent general assistant. Use with care for private data; consider redaction or offline alternatives for sensitive content.

• Microsoft Copilot — Microsoft’s assistant with Bing search. Visit

  Useful for quick answers, image generation, and Office integrations. Enterprise versions offer improved data controls.

• Anthropic Claude — strong at long‑context reading and careful reasoning. Visit

  Good for summarising large documents and safer drafting. Review T&Cs for data handling if compliance is key.

• Perplexity — research assistant with citations. Visit

  Ideal for quick research with source links. Helpful to validate facts before acting on them.

Image & Media Creation

• Google Gemini (Images) — image generation and understanding. Visit

  Create images from prompts and understand images (availability varies by region/account).

• OpenAI ChatGPT (Images) — image generation via integrated models. Visit

  Generate and iterate on images from natural language prompts alongside chat.

• Adobe Firefly — generative images/text effects, integrated with Creative Cloud. Visit

  Great for marketing visuals and brand‑safe assets. Check licensing for commercial use.

• Midjourney — high‑quality image generation (Discord‑based). Visit

  Fantastic artistic output. Useful for concept art and ideation.

• Stable Diffusion — open‑source image models (local or cloud). Visit

  Flexible for custom styles and private setups. Good option for offline image workflows.

• ComfyUI — node‑based workflows for image pipelines. Visit

  Visual graph editor to build and automate image generation/fine‑tuning workflows.

Local & Offline Options

• ComfyUI (Local) — build private, reproducible image pipelines. Visit

  Run locally or on‑prem; great for controlled, auditable workflows.

• Ollama — run LLMs locally with simple commands. Visit

  Handy for private chat and prototyping on your own machine or server.

• LM Studio — desktop app to run local models. Visit

  Friendly UI for trying models without coding. Good for demos and small teams.

• Stable Diffusion (Local) — image generation on‑prem. Visit

  Popular web UI options exist for private image pipelines and fine‑tuning.

• FLUX (local models) — modern image model family. Visit

  Variants like FLUX.1 can run locally with the right setup; check model cards and licenses.

• WAN 2.2 — community image model (niche use cases). Browse

  Explore on Hugging Face; review license and requirements before use.

Need help choosing or deploying? We specialise in private and offline AI that can be designed to keep sensitive data on your own hardware or controlled infrastructure.

Quick Comparison

Learn & Practice

• Google AI Studio — try prompts and APIs in a sandbox. Visit
• OpenAI Cookbook — practical examples and patterns. Visit
• Hugging Face — models, datasets, and Spaces demos. Visit
• Hugging Face Model Hub — discover models like FLUX and WAN. Browse

Prefer a hands‑on session? Check our AI safety training for teams that handle sensitive information.

Tips for Responsible Use

• Never paste sensitive or regulated data into public tools; prefer offline or enterprise options.
• Review licensing and usage rights for generated media, especially in commercial settings.
• Validate facts with cited sources; treat outputs as drafts, not final truth.