None of this needs permission from a data centre.
Moaning doesn't fix anything. Here's what's actually going into it, and what's still on the bench.
We strip the fat. We build small, sharp open-source models that run on ordinary kit and old gaming rigs. You don't need a server farm to think.
We skip the cloud altogether. We wire together peer-to-peer compute networks that share the load across homes up and down the country. Your spare processing power feeds the local mesh.
We back the right to repair. We take apart old gear and build open hardware anyone can use, turning what would've been scrap into shared power.
Regular sessions in local spaces where people bring old kit, learn how it works and leave with something running. No experience needed, just turn up.
Step by step documentation for setting up local models and joining the mesh, written for someone who's never done it before, not for people who already know everything.
Donated GPUs, laptops and mini computers get checked over, cleaned up and either put to work on the mesh or passed on to someone who needs a machine.
Community wifi mesh points that keep working even when the big providers have a wobble, built and maintained by people in the area, not a call centre three countries away.
Short sessions on the basics, soldering, flashing a board, setting up a model, aimed squarely at people who've never touched any of it before.
Some of this is running already, some of it's still being put together. If you fancy helping build any part of it, the join page has the details.
See how to get stuck in