Based in Alsace · primary focus Grand Est; engagements elsewhere when the project warrants it.
Why AIzyNow exists
I am Stéphane Gorius, developer and researcher from Alsace. For over a decade I have built systems where digital intelligence stays useful, traceable, and, when needed, under your control, rather than reduced to an opaque cloud layer.
AIzyNow is not a generic label: it is the frame where I bring together R&D, products, and bespoke missions, with the same engineering bar from discovery to deployment.
The thread: already in 2015 with E.V.A.
Long before today’s generative wave, I pursued the same move: assist without displacing, and keep what matters local when context demands it.
In 2015 I shipped E.V.A. (Extra Virtual Assistant): a voice assistant that could operate a Windows workstation, 100% on-device, without external funding, with an early step toward on-machine NLP. Today’s constraints (confidentiality, sovereignty, the AI Act) make that approach more relevant than ever. It is the same thread I carry into NANO, AIZYBOOK, and the wider stack.
What I ship today
AIZYBRAIN
Program and research: architecture, long memory, continuity, beyond chat-only surfaces.
NANO
Assistants and local deployments so data is not leaked by default.
AIZYBOOK
Long-form writing and manuscripts with a strong confidentiality posture.
AIZYPLAY
Multimedia stack, same engineering discipline.
R&D & publications
AIZYBRAIN work (reports, publications, research lines) lives on the dedicated page. It feeds both thinking and products.
Open the R&D pageBook
In 2023 I published L’Intelligence Artificielle : de ses origines à votre chatbot-IA personnel (French), a bridge between the history of the field and practical conversational assistants.
Frequently asked questions
Why focus on sovereignty and local-first?
Because many AI projects boil down to pushing data into chains you do not control. I prioritize architectures where you keep real leverage, legal and technical, when your context requires it: professional secrecy, industry, public sector, or authors.
How is this different from a chatbot or a cloud API?
I engineer the system: business integration, long-lived memory, evidence and traceability, deployment aligned with your constraints, not just a conversational layer on a remote model. NANO, AIZYBOOK, AIZYPLAY, and AIZYBRAIN R&D follow that same thread.
What about the EU AI Act?
I treat it as a structuring constraint: documentation, risk, oversight, and governance are not afterthoughts. I embed them early in discovery and architecture to avoid chasing compliance once the system is live.
Do you work outside Alsace or Grand Est?
Yes. A regional anchor makes the craft visible; it does not rule out national or international engagements depending on the need and engagement model.