From b08576a9e1d8dbcde3a1da89978f9561dec77968 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: inference-bot <bot@inference.coop>
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2026 22:15:13 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Apply PR text tweaks; remove governance graphic; add earthy
 red/bronze accents

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 index.html | 72 +++++++++++++++++-------------------------------------
 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 50 deletions(-)

diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 3be7e75..0415251 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -3,17 +3,17 @@
 <head>
 <meta charset="UTF-8">
 <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
-<title>Inference Cooperative — Our AI, governed together</title>
+<title>Inference Cooperative — AI, governed together</title>
 <meta name="description" content="A member-governed cooperative for AI inference. Direct the models, the values, and the direction — together.">
 <meta name="robots" content="index, follow">
 <link rel="canonical" href="https://inference.coop/">
 <meta property="og:type" content="website">
 <meta property="og:site_name" content="Inference Cooperative">
-<meta property="og:title" content="Inference Cooperative — Our AI, governed together">
+<meta property="og:title" content="Inference Cooperative — AI, governed together">
 <meta property="og:description" content="A member-governed cooperative for AI inference. Direct the models, the values, and the direction — together.">
 <meta property="og:url" content="https://inference.coop/">
 <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary">
-<meta name="twitter:title" content="Inference Cooperative — Our AI, governed together">
+<meta name="twitter:title" content="Inference Cooperative — AI, governed together">
 <meta name="twitter:description" content="A member-governed cooperative for AI inference. Direct the models, the values, and the direction — together.">
 <script type="application/ld+json">
 {
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@
     --green-light: #7ab87a;
     --border: #e8e2d8;
     --wash: #eef4ea;
+    --earth-red: #a04b3a;
+    --earth-red-wash: #f3e6e1;
+    --bronze: #a97a4a;
+    --bronze-wash: #f1e8da;
   }
 
   * { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; }
@@ -156,6 +160,8 @@
     background: #e8f5e8;
     color: var(--green-deep);
   }
+  .tag--red { background: var(--earth-red-wash); color: var(--earth-red); }
+  .tag--bronze { background: var(--bronze-wash); color: var(--bronze); }
   .cta-row {
     display: flex;
     gap: 16px;
@@ -197,12 +203,6 @@
   .why p + p { margin-top: 18px; color: var(--muted); }
 
   /* ---------- Cogovernance ---------- */
-  .cogov-grid {
-    display: flex;
-    gap: 56px;
-    align-items: center;
-  }
-  .cogov-copy { flex: 1 1 55%; }
   .cogov-copy p {
     font-size: 17px;
     color: var(--muted);
@@ -225,14 +225,6 @@
     border-radius: 50%;
     background: var(--green-mid);
   }
-  .cogov-visual { flex: 0 0 300px; }
-  .cogov-visual svg { display: block; margin: 0 auto; }
-  .cogov-visual .caption {
-    font-size: 13px;
-    color: var(--light-muted);
-    margin-top: 10px;
-    text-align: center;
-  }
 
   /* ---------- Membership ---------- */
   .membership-grid {
@@ -368,8 +360,6 @@
   .footer .links a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
 
   @media (max-width: 840px) {
-    .cogov-grid { flex-direction: column; }
-    .cogov-visual { order: -1; flex-basis: auto; }
     .values-grid, .use-grid, .membership-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
   }
   @media (max-width: 520px) {
@@ -412,13 +402,13 @@
       </div>
       <h1>Inference Cooperative</h1>
       <div class="url">inference.coop</div>
-      <p class="tagline">Our AI, governed together.</p>
-      <p class="sub">A member-governed cooperative for AI — where the people who use the models also direct them.</p>
+      <p class="tagline">AI, governed together.</p>
+      <p class="sub">We don't have to accept the choices Big Tech gives us. We can make our own.</p>
       <div class="features">
         <span class="tag">Member-governed</span>
         <span class="tag">Open source</span>
-        <span class="tag">Privacy options</span>
-        <span class="tag">Renewable options</span>
+        <span class="tag tag--red">Privacy options</span>
+        <span class="tag tag--bronze">Renewable options</span>
       </div>
       <div class="cta-row">
         <a class="cta" href="https://opencollective.com/inference-cooperative/contribute/sponsors-105477/checkout?interval=month&amount=15">Become a member</a>
@@ -432,7 +422,7 @@
     <div class="wrap">
       <h2>AI is becoming infrastructure.</h2>
       <p>The models shaping how we work, learn, and talk are owned by a handful of companies — and governed first for their shareholders' profit.</p>
-      <p>We think that's backwards. A tool this consequential should answer to the people who use it. So we're building AI the way we build public institutions: directed by its members, not by shareholders.</p>
+      <p>We think that's backwards. A tool this consequential should answer to the people who use it. So we're enabling access to AI on the users' terms.</p>
     </div>
   </section>
 
@@ -452,24 +442,6 @@
             <li>What we build next — and why</li>
           </ul>
         </div>
-        <div class="cogov-visual">
-          <svg width="300" height="140" viewBox="0 0 150 70" fill="none" aria-label="Members talking it through together">
-            <path d="M8 10 h34 a5 5 0 0 1 5 5 v12 a5 5 0 0 1 -5 5 H30 l-8 6 v-6 h-14 a5 5 0 0 1 -5 -5 V15 a5 5 0 0 1 5 -5 Z" fill="#e8f5e8" stroke="#6ba86b" stroke-width="1.3"/>
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-            <circle cx="25" cy="20" r="1.7" fill="#6ba86b"/>
-            <circle cx="32" cy="20" r="1.7" fill="#7ab87a"/>
-            <rect x="14" y="25" width="28" height="2.6" rx="1.3" fill="#7ab87a" opacity="0.7"/>
-            <rect x="14" y="30" width="20" height="2.6" rx="1.3" fill="#7ab87a" opacity="0.5"/>
-
-            <path d="M108 10 h34 a5 5 0 0 1 5 5 v12 a5 5 0 0 1 -5 5 h-11 l-8 6 v-6 h-15 a5 5 0 0 1 -5 -5 V15 a5 5 0 0 1 5 -5 Z" fill="#e8f5e8" stroke="#6ba86b" stroke-width="1.3"/>
-            <circle cx="118" cy="20" r="1.7" fill="#5b8c5a"/>
-            <circle cx="125" cy="20" r="1.7" fill="#6ba86b"/>
-            <circle cx="132" cy="20" r="1.7" fill="#7ab87a"/>
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-            <rect x="114" y="30" width="28" height="2.6" rx="1.3" fill="#7ab87a" opacity="0.5"/>
-          </svg>
-          <div class="caption">Talk it through, and decide together</div>
-        </div>
       </div>
     </div>
   </section>
@@ -497,7 +469,7 @@
           <p>Cancel whenever you like. Your data stays yours.</p>
         </div>
       </div>
-      <p class="value-note">Pricing is itself a co-op decision. As usage grows, the current scale will likely need to change — and members will decide how, together.</p>
+      <p class="value-note">Pricing is itself a co-op decision. As usage grows, the current scale will need to change — and members will decide how, together.</p>
     </div>
   </section>
 
@@ -505,14 +477,14 @@
   <section>
     <div class="wrap">
       <h2>Choose by what you value.</h2>
-      <p class="lede">Different members care about different things. So we let you route your AI by the value that matters to you — not lock you to a single provider.</p>
+      <p class="lede">Different members care about different things. So we let you choose your AI by the values that matter to you — not lock you to a single provider.</p>
 
       <div class="values-grid">
         <div class="value-card">
           <div class="icon">
             <svg width="32" height="32" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" aria-hidden="true">
-              <rect x="4" y="10" width="16" height="10" rx="2" stroke="#5b8c5a" stroke-width="1.6"/>
-              <path d="M8 10V7a4 4 0 0 1 8 0v3" stroke="#6ba86b" stroke-width="1.6"/>
+              <rect x="4" y="10" width="16" height="10" rx="2" stroke="#a04b3a" stroke-width="1.6"/>
+              <path d="M8 10V7a4 4 0 0 1 8 0v3" stroke="#b3543a" stroke-width="1.6"/>
             </svg>
           </div>
           <h3>Privacy</h3>
@@ -531,8 +503,8 @@
         <div class="value-card">
           <div class="icon">
             <svg width="32" height="32" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" aria-hidden="true">
-              <circle cx="12" cy="12" r="8" stroke="#5b8c5a" stroke-width="1.6"/>
-              <path d="M12 4v8l4 2" stroke="#7ab87a" stroke-width="1.6" stroke-linecap="round"/>
+              <circle cx="12" cy="12" r="8" stroke="#a97a4a" stroke-width="1.6"/>
+              <path d="M12 4v8l4 2" stroke="#b98a55" stroke-width="1.6" stroke-linecap="round"/>
             </svg>
           </div>
           <h3>Publicly developed</h3>
@@ -540,7 +512,7 @@
         </div>
       </div>
 
-      <p class="value-note">The exact lineup changes as the co-op decides. The choice — yours, every time — doesn't.</p>
+      <p class="value-note">The exact lineup changes as the co-op decides.</p>
 
       <div class="use-grid">
         <div class="use-card">
@@ -569,7 +541,7 @@
   <section class="alt">
     <div class="wrap built">
       <h2>Built the cooperative way.</h2>
-      <p>Everything we run is self-hosted, open source, and free of external dependencies — so the co-op controls its own stack, and members can see exactly how it works.</p>
+      <p>Wherever possible, our tools are self-hosted, open source, and free of external dependencies — so the co-op controls its own stack, and members can see exactly how it works.</p>
       <ul>
         <li>Self-hosted on our own infrastructure</li>
         <li>Open source — the code and docs are public</li>