Peter Willhoite

writer, reader, skier, ai enthusiast, lover of dogs and reggae

[webAI @thewebAI]

AI policy should not be defined only by what frontier labs, cloud platforms, and centralized model providers believe is best.

webAI has a different view: ownership, local control, distributed intelligence, practical deployment, and a focus on the people and institutions AI is meant to serve.

Here’s what we think AI policy should stand for:

– Empowerment over extraction
– Control belongs with the user
– The strongest intelligence is distributed and specialized
– AI should be a utility for everyday work and life
– AI policy should reward practical, broadly shared value

Read the full piece: https://t.co/y806W4H9ew

[Peter Willhoite @peterwillhoite]

@thewebAI Such a great video. Cleanly articulates why what we're doing matters so much.

[Peter Willhoite @peterwillhoite]

A New Model for Intelligence — such a good line. Love what we're building and how we talk about it here.

[webAI @thewebAI]

A New Model for Intelligence.

The next era of AI won't come from a single system in the cloud, but from a civilization of models owned by the people closest to the problem.

[webAI @thewebAI]

The tools firefighters carry into burning buildings haven't meaningfully changed in decades.

We're partnering with Qwake Technologies to change that.

Qwake puts sensors and AI directly on firefighters and vehicles, giving incident commanders real-time intelligence from inside the most dangerous environments on earth.

Together, we're building predictive AI for the fireground. Edge intelligence that helps fire departments get ahead of critical incidents before they escalate.

Read the full announcement: https://t.co/eZurvrcHeT

[webAI @thewebAI]

"Where do we even start with AI?"

Every aviation leader asks this. The pressure is real, but you can't replace an entire ecosystem overnight.

The answer: start with targeted use cases that deliver value quickly.

3 practical starting points 👇

[webAI @thewebAI]

100% adoption. In minutes.

We partnered with @springshot_com to deploy a safety-critical vision model across @SpiritAirlines' entire network in the time it takes to turn around one aircraft.

No training. No change management. Just instant adoption.

[webAI @thewebAI]

Frontline workers can't wait.

That was our one constraint building fire suppression line detection with @springshot_com + @SpiritAirlines.

Two-stage vision architecture. Sub-second inference. Zero false positives. 100% adoption in one hour.

This is what engineering for real-world operations looks like.

Read the full breakdown: https://t.co/caBE2Pntky

[webAI @thewebAI]

Watch this clip to see @sama (@OpenAI) parrot the AI vision of webAI founder @davidstout.

One lonely genius vs a civilization of experts working together.

The future is many specialist models on your data: private, fast, in your control.

[Peter Willhoite @peterwillhoite]

@thewebAI So good to see this incredible solutoin coming to life on iPad.

[webAI @thewebAI]

Knowledge Graph RAG running on iPad.

Locally. Privately. Offline.

Imagine you're an aircraft technician with no internet. You need answers NOW. Query maintenance manuals, technical specs, safety protocols in real-time.

No cloud. No waiting. Just intelligence when you need it.

[Peter Willhoite @peterwillhoite]

@thewebAI @davidstout @startupprojectt Always love the civilization as super intelligence storyline. Rings so true to me.

[webAI @thewebAI]

"Civilization is the only example of super intelligence."

Our CEO @davidstout on @startupprojectt explaining why we're building millions of specialized models across devices — not one giant model in the cloud.

A few highlights:

– Why prompting loses money
– 8B models matching GPT-3.5
– How we beat GPT-5 by 15% on real data

Listen to the full episode below 👇

[webAI @thewebAI]

webAI just became a finalist for 'Most Innovative AI Technology' at The @Cloud_Awards.

The work our team has put into private AI infrastructure continues to get recognized.

[webAI @thewebAI]

Together, these principles form a sovereign AI network where intelligence lives with you, not in someone else's datacenter.

Read the latest in our First Principles Series: https://t.co/cd2y3amHYn

[webAI @thewebAI]

Ai4 2025 in Las Vegas was incredible!

Hundreds of people stopped by throughout the event. From the expo floor to live demos of Knowledge Graph RAG in action— here's what it looked like behind the scenes.

Thanks to everyone who came by. Can't wait to see you at the next event!

[webAI @thewebAI]

Real customer success means you own, improve, and differentiate with AI— not just adopt it.

Read the latest in our First Principles Series: https://t.co/HQPtrWZvPv

[webAI @thewebAI]

Empower customers to build competitive moats

The ultimate goal isn't just to adopt AI— it's to build defensible advantage with it. Create your own experts, own your interaction data.

[webAI @thewebAI]

How do you actually win in the new AI world?

We believe it comes down to three principles 👇

[webAI @thewebAI]

Make AI economically viable

Right now, AI is expensive. Sometimes prohibitively so. Economics shouldn't be the blocker for innovation— making AI viable at scale is the first condition for customer success.

[webAI @thewebAI]

Our CEO @davidstout is going live on @tbpn TODAY at 4:30 PM EST / 1:30 PM PST!

He’ll be discussing enterprise AI, venture in tech, and Apple’s place in the AI ecosystem with hosts @johncoogan and @jordihays.

Catch it live on:
📱 Apple – https://t.co/5oljwyh2EM
🎧 Spotify – https://t.co/v7EQt6BYOz
📺 YouTube – https://t.co/SMiavQdtls