Why we stopped using ChatGPT for slides (and what we built instead)

We’ve all been there: You have a big presentation for a government agency tomorrow. You try to save time by asking ChatGPT or Gemini to "make a deck."

The result? A wall of text that you have to manually copy, paste, and reformat into your template for three hours. It’s not "AI-generated"—it’s just a high-tech script for manual labor.

I even tried the fancy web tools like Gamma and Canva. They look great, but they aren't real .pptx files. You can’t edit them properly, and in our world of strict GovCon templates, "almost right" is actually "completely wrong."

We decided to solve this differently.

We’re experimenting with a new concept called Local AI. Instead of sending your data to a cloud (risky for contracting!), this AI lives on your device.

We call it Project HANI, and it does three things the big guys don't:

• Reads your "real" work: It scans your local Excel sheets, Word docs, and past decks to understand your context.
• Builds in your template: It doesn't use "AI styles." It uses your company’s font, colors, and master slides.
• Zero Data Leaks: Because it’s "on-premise" on your laptop, no sensitive data ever leaves your computer.

We built this for our own team at Proact, but we want to see if it solves your PowerPoint headaches, too.

Want to try it before we go public? I’m looking for 10 "Power Users" to give us brutal feedback in exchange for free early access.

Best,
Proact Team