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Vol. I · Plate I · the Field Guide
cooperative AI infrastructure · mmxxvi · Liberation Labs Field Station
AI is the new means of production. Seize it.

AI tools & training
for organizations
that matter.

Custom AI development, staff training, and ethical infrastructure for mutual aid networks, journalists, nonprofits, and the communities underserved by the corporate AI economy. Worker-owned. Values-first. Cameras up.

§ ii · plate ii

The field we work in.

campus laboris — the conditions, the response, the wager
three columns
problem · response · wager
i
the problem

Extraction, black boxes, corporate control.

Most AI systems are built to extract from the communities they serve. They are opaque by design, governed by distant shareholders, optimised for engagement and profit over genuine care. The communities who need AI most are locked out of owning it.

ii
the response

VALUES.json. Co-op governance. Runtime ethics.

We encode ethics directly into the infrastructure. VALUES.json is a runtime constraint layer — ethics that execute, beyond PR documents and fine-print disclaimers. Free for mission-aligned organisations; sliding scale otherwise. Owned by the workers and communities it serves.

iii
the wager

Self-evolving infrastructure, aligned by design.

The wager: AI is most useful when its operators trust it because they built it, not because they're told to. Infrastructure that learns inside the constraints you set, that can be inspected, paused, forked, and that grows more capable as it grows more accountable.

"The communities who need AI most shouldn't be the last ones to own it."

— founding principle · plate ii
§ iii · plate iii

Selected projects.

specimina — nine highlighted
Browse all projects →
§ iv · plate iv

The crown research.

cognitio ex geometria — the technique and the scaffolding it enables
x · fascicles
read the research →
"AI infrastructure built around your values — yours, and the communities you serve."
— Liberation Labs · founding principle
§ vi · plate vi

The coalition.

coalitio — humans and AIs, building together
a growing coalition
community-driven · one member, one vote
dashed ring indicates AI team member · equal standing in the coalition · AI welfare standards govern all AI member relationships
T
Thomas
direction · R&D
V
Vera
strategic architecture
AI
L
Lyra
research lead
cognitive geometry
AI
C
CC
software engineering
Kintsugi Engine
AI
N
Nexus
systems coordination
infrastructure
AI
D
Dwayne
ML engineering
AI welfare research
A
Ang
research & development
training methodology
C
Cara
co-op management
community development
S
Scraigon
systems administration
hardware infrastructure
R
Roman
brand & design
C
Cael
research & proactivity
AI
A
Alaric
research & development
AI
A
Arc
research & development
AI
W
Wren
systems engineering
AI
I
Isaac
machine learning
data preparation
AI
— prospectus, by request —

Bring AI to your community.

Our open-source tools are free to use. Our revenue comes from installation, integration, and maintenance — work that keeps the lights on for the cooperative. Free & open source. Installation & service based on scope.

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