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Spokane's first dedicated AI agency

Bringing you the latest tools and workflows to save cost and maximize efficiency. Implementing AI agents, automated systems, and custom software across the Inland Northwest.

Helping businesses already utilizing AI to further optimize their processes by minimizing token usage, assigning the right models to the right tasks, off-loading expensive cloud-based services to more cost-effective, local and free open-source models, while increasing privacy and reliability.

We also help businesses who haven't started using AI yet to embrace AI solutions tailored to fit their needs and budget. Offering free consultations and demos to showcase what we can do for you.

Your Local AI Business Partner,

With over 25 years of automation, software and web development experience, we are excited to establish local inland roots and embrace the next generation of cost-effective powerful tools.

Helping you accomplish in a week, what used to take a month, at a fraction of the cost.

That's the power of AI, that's Efficiency for All.

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Products

Delivering impactful, quality software is one of our core assets. We develop powerful, in-house tools to solve real-world problems and share our most effective solutions with the community and our clients.

Predict.CSV Application

Predict.CSV

Turn any spreadsheet into a crystal ball with offline, business-grade AI prediction right on your Windows device.

Windows PII Redactor Application

Windows PDF Converter & PII Redactor

A standalone, offline Windows application built to securely convert and redact PDFs, TXT, and MD files in bulk to remove Personal Identifiable Information with ease.

SimpleTrade Dashboard

SimpleTrade

Automated Swing Trading, Simplified. Your portfolio works while you sleep with our fully automated nightly engine.

AutoHawk Console

AutoHawk.Pro

An advanced used vehicle market scanner and analysis tool designed to find undervalued listings in real-time.

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Consulting Services

We offer free initial Business IT & AI consultations, and deliver solutions ranging from simple website enhancements, to full agentic AI automation workflow optimization.

Whether you're just starting out or looking to scale, we have the expertise to guide you every step of the way.

  • Website Development & Enhancements - Build and enhance business websites with modern designs, and AI-powered features.
  • Online Marketing & SEO - Enhance visibility and attract more customers through effective online marketing strategies and Search Engine Optimization.
  • Video Production & VFX - Creating professional marketing videos for your business at a fraction of traditional video production costs.
  • Phone Assistant Agents - Never miss a call - 24/7 multi-lingual phone support systems for your business. Scheduling & reminders, answer questions, robo-caller screening, call transfers, call qualification, send emails, SMS and more.
  • Development & Systems Integration - Custom AI development services to meet your specific business needs.
  • Strategy and Planning - Help you develop a clear AI roadmap that aligns with your business needs.
  • Local LLM Setup - Install and configure AI models locally on your own hardware, ensuring complete data control and privacy.
  • Privacy Filters - Secure your sensitive data with our AI Privacy Filters, ensuring compliance with industry regulations while leveraging powerful AI Services.
  • Audits & Reviews - Conduct thorough Audits & Reviews, evaluating your process for security, bias, compliance, and overall effectiveness.
  • Training & Onboarding - Provide comprehensive training to your team on how to use AI tools effectively, including best practices and security protocols.
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Community & Public Services

Providing helpful and reliable online tools to our local communities is at our core value. We strive to stay informed on the latest open source projects, AI tools and services every day. Providing us with the ability to quickly prototype, build and deploy these products for the betterment of our community.

2HELP.AI community portal

Due to our growing list of online tools available to the general public, we decided to create and run 2HELP.AI -

Our new online portal of FREE AI powered service bots to help the community, and be perhaps the start of The AI Craigslist for a modern world .

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Training & Sponsorships

We also enjoy sharing our knowledge and experience with our local community through free training and sponsorships. We are firm believers that AI should be accessible to everyone, and we are happy to help our community learn, adapt, and grow with AI.

If you have a request for training or sponsorship, please reach out to us through our contact page and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

Proud to have been a workshop sponsor at the 2025 Grassroots Radio Conference, hosted by our very own KYRS Thin Air Community Radio.

It was inspiring to see many lightbulb moments in the audiance as Chris enthusiastically explained how leveraging AI & automation helped WTLE 95.9fm Leesburg FL, rapidly get off the ground within a few months, at minimum cost.

This one-man FM station is fully automated, yet the legal and logistical efforts would have been too much without the aid of software.

Chris speaking at Grassroots Radio Conference 2025
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Articles, News & Events

Read the latest insights and articles on AI strategy, development, and implementation.

Why Use a Chinese AI Model When Doing Business in East Asia

07/13/2026

Dax experiment

The AI landscape sits at a crossroads, with Chinese and open-source models offering highly capable and cost-effective alternatives to Western giants. But does the geography of a Large Language Model actually matter? Our latest article dives into this question, inspired by Hunter Trace's book The Why Behind Things, to see if a model's cultural background leaves a fingerprint on how it perceives the world.

Through experiments rooted in psychologist Richard Nisbett's work, we tested whether AI models exhibit Western object-focused thinking or Eastern relationship-based reasoning. The results highlight that a model's origin might indeed shape its understanding of reality.

Read the full article →

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Contact Us


We are happy to assist.

Please use the contact form to send inquiries or send an email to:

info@ponderosasoftware.ai

Monday - Friday 9:00AM - 6:00PM
Spokane, Washington