Does running AI locally guarantee your data stays private?

No. Running AI locally does not guarantee your data stays private. It removes the public cloud, but a local model with open egress, no verified air gap and no sealed audit trail can still leak or be tampered with, and cannot prove otherwise.Originally published at https://mickai.co.uk/articles/does-running-ai-locally-guarantee-your-data-stays-private. Mickai is a Sovereign Intelligence Operating System; the Open Audit Record signs every artificial intelligence action before it executes, post-quantum and offline-verifiable. 104 filed UK patent applications, Mickai LTD (Companies House 17166618).