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Aether AI's consulting and advisory arm is now taking new engagements

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Introducing SapirosThe advisory arm of Aether AI

We Turn AI Strategy Into Systems That Run

See How We Work
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DECK
DECK

slides

<no build>

+ advice
RFP
RFP

vendor search

+ tender + shortlist
PILOT
PILOT

proof of concept

+ demo + stuck in pilot
RUN
RUN

in production

+ owned + measured
SAPIROS
Sapiros
SAPIROS

strategy, build and run

by one accountable team

Use-case triageIllustrative example

Invoice matchingvalue high · effort lowBuild
Support triagevalue high · effort midPilot
Contract reviewvalue mid · effort midPilot
Demand forecastvalue high · effort highPlan
Train own modelvalue low · effort highWait
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Boston · Hong Kong · Jakarta.

Advice That Ends In Production, Not In A Slide Deck

Not Decks

A lot of AI advice stops at a recommendation. The deck is delivered, the advisors leave, and the hard part, turning the idea into a system people use every day, is handed to someone else. That handoff is where AI projects lose time, budget and momentum.

A Different Model

Sapiros is the consulting and AI advisory arm of Aether AI, a technology company that builds and runs its own AI products. Our advisors work next to the engineers who ship those products, so every recommendation is checked against what it takes to build, deploy and operate it.

Decisions, Not Decks

A clear call on what to build, buy or skip.

Measured Outcomes

Every engagement starts with the number it should move.

Built To Be Owned

Systems, documents and training your team can run.

One Team, Three Cities, Zero Handoffs.

*Boston, Hong Kong and Jakarta, under one engagement (How we work)

Handoff Tax
Sapiros
Multi-vendor
SapirosOne team, one contractHandoffs: 0
Multi-vendorThree parties, three contractsHandoffs: 2

Illustrative. Not a benchmark.

Six Ways We Work With You

Service.Index
01 Strategy

AI Strategy & Roadmap

Find where AI pays back in your business, in what order, and what it will take.

  • Opportunity map across your functions
  • Ranked roadmap with build, buy or partner calls
  • Business case for each priority use case
  • Executive briefing and decision memo
02 Data

Data Readiness

Get the data right before any model touches it.

  • Audit of data sources, quality and access
  • Pipeline and cleanup plan
  • Personal data mapped against UU PDP, PDPO and GDPR
  • Clear data owners and governance roles
03 Build

Build & Integrate

Turn a priority use case into a working system inside the tools you already run.

  • Pilot on your own data
  • Integration with ERP, CRM and document systems
  • Evaluation suite and acceptance tests
  • Production deployment and monitoring
04 Private AI

Private & Sovereign AI

Run language models inside your own network, on hardware you control.

  • On-premise LLM deployment, built on Aether's LoopLM
  • Search and answers over internal documents
  • Role-based access and audit logs
  • Server sizing for hardware you own
05 Governance

AI Governance & Risk

Policies and controls your board, auditors and regulators can read.

  • AI use policy
  • Model and vendor risk register
  • Human review thresholds and escalation paths
  • Incident and exit plans
06 Diligence

Technical Due Diligence

For investors and acquirers: what an AI company has really built.

  • Architecture and code review
  • Model, data and IP ownership checks
  • Scalability and running-cost review
  • Findings memo with red flags ranked

Also available: leadership workshops, team training, vendor and model selection, and support after launch.

Readiness.Check
SAPIROS READINESS CHECK

Question 1 of 8Is there a specific business problem you want AI to solve?

00 / 40 score

Built For Decisions

Readiness check

Eight questions, about two minutes. Answer for one business problem you have in mind. The check scores the eight things that decide whether an AI project ships: the problem, the sponsor, the data, privacy, your systems, the team, the measure of success and the review rules. Then it suggests where to start. Nothing you enter leaves this page.

We Judge Advice By What It Changes In The Business.

Value vs. Effort
Value.Map
value to the business Quick winsStrategic betsFill-insAvoid for now

effort to deliver

Illustrative. Every business plots differently.

Value Before Volume

We rank use cases by value to the business and the effort to deliver them, then start where the two meet. Fewer projects, finished properly.

Governance
Control.Check

    controls in place0 / 8

    Governed From Day One

    Privacy, security and human review are designed in from the first workshop, not added after launch. Where a decision matters, a person signs off.

    How An Engagement Runs

    Engagement.Path
    1. 01 Diagnose
      01

      Workshops, interviews and a look at your data and systems.

      You get an opportunity map and a ranked shortlist.

    2. 02 Design
      02

      Business case, architecture, privacy review and a plan your team signs off.

      You get a fixed scope and a measure of success.

    3. 03 Deliver
      03

      Build, integrate and test on your data, in short cycles you can see.

      You get a working system in production.

    4. 04 Operate
      04

      Monitoring, support, training and a clean handover.

      You get a system your team owns and trusts.

    Engagement.Scope
    WHAT EACH TYPE OF ENGAGEMENT COVERS

    advice ...

    Strategy only advisory firm

    4/4

    Build only integrator

    1/4

    Software license vendor

    0/4

    In-house pilot internal

    2/4

    Sapiros Aether AI

    4/4

    delivery ...

    Strategy only advisory firm

    0/4

    Build only integrator

    3/4

    Software license vendor

    1/4

    In-house pilot internal

    1/4

    Sapiros Aether AI

    4/4
    8/8Stages covered in one engagement.
    1 TeamFrom first workshop to support after launch.

    Illustrative engagement types, not named firms.

    Where We Work

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    Industries6 items
    NameProblems we work on
    • Banking and financial servicesIdentity checks, document review, private models for regulated data
    • Manufacturing and distributionERP data, rebates and pricing, demand forecasting
    • Food and beverageFood safety records, waste, kitchen and outlet operations
    • Public sectorPlanning, document-heavy services, AI literacy
    • Media and entertainmentContent operations, advertising, publishing
    • EducationLearning tools and academic workflows

    Regions: Southeast Asia and the United States

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    Tell us the problem in a few lines. We will set up a call.

    A briefing is a conversation, not a sales pitch. We listen, ask about the problem and the data, and follow up with a written proposal: scope, timeline and fees.

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