About LIT Platform#
Leadership#
Ben Vierck, Founder#
Ben is a software engineer who has built software used by millions of people, from Microsoft Windows to enterprise AI infrastructure. He holds multiple patents in artificial neural networks and deep learning optimization, and created LIT as reference architecture and methodology for AI transformation, helping teams build systems they can fully control and operate.
Patents & Innovations:
- US PROVISIONAL PATENT 63/708,059 - COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES FOR REAL-TIME HYPERPARAMETER TUNING OF MACHINE LEARNING TRAINING PROCESSES VIA LANGUAGE MODELS
- US-20240112023-A1 - COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES FOR PRESERVING SIGNALS FOR ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS WHEN DOWNSAMPLING
- US-20230316072-A1 - ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK FOR SPARSE DATA PROCESSING
- US-20230177325-A1 - COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES FOR PRESERVING SIGNALS IN DATA INPUTS WITH MODERATE TO HIGH LEVELS OF VARIANCES IN DATA SEQUENCE LENGTHS FOR ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK MODEL TRAINING
Enterprise Software Experience:
- Positronic LIT.AI
- Fujitsu Capture Server
- Dell Benchmark Factory, Foglight Transaction Recorder
- Microsoft Windows
Advisors#
John Cage, Business Advisor#
John Cage has over 30 years of cutting-edge technology and design thinking experience. He has mastered the art of staying one step ahead of the technology movement and holds several certifications in design thinking, innovation, and artificial intelligence.
John specializes in empowering clients' journeys in Generative AI through human-centered design, customer experience transformation, and dynamic experiential workshops. He reviews thousands of AI solutions and curates the best solutions for clients, with expertise in call center solutions in the healthcare industry. John's extensive background includes leadership roles at SYKES, Talisen Technologies, and CoreExpress, where he built world-class professional services teams and managed critical human resource functions.
Justin Magnuson, Investor & Advisor#
Justin Magnuson is a successful venture capitalist and passionate advocate for criminal justice reform. He is also the CEO of Magnuson Capital, a venture capital firm that invests in innovative and impactful startups.
Justin has over 15 years of experience in the healthcare and medical device industry, where he demonstrated his entrepreneurial and leadership skills. He founded and grew Stratus Neuro, the largest provider of in-home video monitored EEG in the world, to over $100 million in annual sales and earned multiple recognitions from Inc. 5000. Justin holds an MBA from UCLA, a MS in Entrepreneurship from SMU, and a BS in Business from UNT.
The Vision#
LIT was created by engineers who were frustrated with the trade-offs in existing AI infrastructure: vendor lock-in, data privacy compromises, unpredictable costs, and limited flexibility. We developed the reference architecture and methodology we wished existed—one that helps serious teams build and control their own AI systems.
Why We Built This#
Data Sovereignty Shouldn't Be Optional: Your conversations, models, and proprietary data should never leave your network. Period.
Vendor Independence Is Essential: You shouldn't be locked into any single LLM provider, pricing model, or upgrade timeline.
Security Is Foundational: Enterprise AI infrastructure should meet the same security standards as your other critical systems.
Flexibility Enables Innovation: Your AI systems should adapt to your workflows, not force you to adapt to their limitations.
Our Approach#
LIT combines the best of both worlds: the power and flexibility of custom AI infrastructure with the ease of use you expect from modern developer tools. Every decision is guided by what serious teams actually need to build production AI systems.
We're not trying to be everything to everyone. We're building for teams who understand that AI infrastructure is critical infrastructure and are willing to invest in doing it right.
Contact Information#
Business Inquiries: ben@lit.ai
Professional Support: Get one-on-one consultation
Technical Questions: GitHub Discussions
General Information: support@lit.ai
Open Source Contributions#
LIT includes open source components and tools that advance the broader AI development ecosystem. We believe key infrastructure tools should be transparent, auditable, and community-driven.
Explore our open source contributions and help build the future of AI infrastructure: github.com/Positronic-AI