The Factory
A makerspace for the mind.
Sovereign compute on Vancouver Island. Open source models only.
Apply for AccessOpen Source Only
Run 70B-class open source models in memory. No quantization. No compromise.
No Token Counting
Everyone has access. Use what you need. Saturate the bandwidth? We'll notice and manage it together.
Community Governed
Members vote on the main model each quarter. Your compute, your choice.
Privacy First
Your prompts never leave the island. No logging. No training on your data.
Why The Factory?
Modern AI has been captured by giant, faceless data centers. We're taking it back.
Think of it like a woodworking shop, but for intelligence. A CNC router costs $50k and sits idle 90% of the time. You wouldn't buy one for your garage—but you'd happily pay monthly dues to share one with other serious makers.
The Factory is that, but for AI compute. Shared access to expensive tools. Curated membership. Community of practitioners who learn from each other.
The Sovereignty Thesis
Cloud APIs are convenient, but they're also subject to rate limits, policy changes, and data extraction. The Factory offers an exit.
"The next decade belongs to those who own their compute."
The Platform
Open Source Only: We run open source models exclusively
Main Model: One community-chosen 70B model, loaded for the quarter
Guest Model: A rotating smaller model for experimentation
Location: Vancouver Island, BC