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@@ -16,11 +16,15 @@ for our governance model, see the [Charter](charter.md).
The cooperative launched in September 2026, growing out of research on democratic The cooperative launched in September 2026, growing out of research on democratic
digital infrastructure through Metagov's [Collective Governance for AI: digital infrastructure through Metagov's [Collective Governance for AI:
Points of Intervention](https://metagov.org/cg-ai/). Points of Intervention](https://metagov.org/cg-ai/). It was founded by
[Nathan Schneider](https://nathanschneider.info), who formerly co-founded
Social.coop, Start.coop, and the Media Economies Design Lab at the University
of Colorado Boulder.
It began with a single privacy-first provider and a deliberately small It began with a single privacy-first provider and a deliberately small
toolset: a chat, an API gateway, and the basics for membership and payments. toolset: a chat, an API gateway, and the basics for membership and payments.
From there it grew the way co-ops do: in response to what members asked for. From there it grew the way co-ops do: in response to what members asked for.
Green-energy providers were added, along with more diverse models.
A member dashboard made usage and spending transparent. A federated A member dashboard made usage and spending transparent. A federated
[Matrix](https://matrix.inference.coop) server, a [Matrix](https://matrix.inference.coop) server, a
[forum](https://forum.inference.coop), and a newsletter gave members places to [forum](https://forum.inference.coop), and a newsletter gave members places to