James Drayson

GB1: The AI from the UK

CEO & Co-founder of Locai Labs

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Founder & CEO at Locai Labs, The British Foundational AI Company. Grew up in London. Studied Biology at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and then Business at Imperial College London. Founded Locai Labs with George Drayson (my younger brother) & Sujith Aleshwaram. On a mission to prove you can build AI without sacrificing privacy, principles or the planet. Love fencing, playing the drums and Kotor!

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GB1: The AI from the UK Your private, planet-friendly AI assistant from the UK.
Mar 2026

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GB1: The AI from the UK - Your private, planet-friendly AI assistant from the UK.

Meet GB1 — the private, planet‑friendly AI assistant from the UK. Built as an alternative to big tech AI, GB1 runs on 100% renewable UK energy, never trains on your chats, and keeps your data in the UK. Powered by Locai L1 Large, the first British foundational AI model, GB1 delivers frontier performance without trading privacy, principles or the planet. Create Spaces for projects, chat across web and mobile, and help shape the roadmap by voting on features. Available now on web & mobile