forked from elmadani/ix-tools
101 lines
3.8 KiB
Markdown
101 lines
3.8 KiB
Markdown
# Inference-X Manifesto
|
|
|
|
*This document cannot be modified by any party. It can only be extended.*
|
|
|
|
---
|
|
|
|
## The Problem
|
|
|
|
Artificial intelligence has become the most powerful technology in human history. And it is controlled by fewer than ten companies.
|
|
|
|
Every inference costs money. Every query is logged. Every model is a black box owned by someone who decides what you can and cannot ask. Intelligence — which should flow like water — is locked behind API keys, rate limits, and terms of service.
|
|
|
|
The world's compute is centralized. Its intelligence is centralized. Its value flows upward.
|
|
|
|
---
|
|
|
|
## The Vision
|
|
|
|
Inference-X is the **khettara of intelligence**.
|
|
|
|
A khettara is an ancient Berber water canal system, carved into the desert of the Anti-Atlas Mountains of Morocco. It uses gravity — not pumps, not power, not permission — to bring water from mountains to fields. It is maintained by the community. It belongs to everyone who depends on it. It has worked for a thousand years.
|
|
|
|
This is the architecture we are building for AI:
|
|
|
|
- **Gravity instead of gatekeepers** — the engine runs anywhere, no cloud required
|
|
- **Community-maintained** — not owned by any corporation
|
|
- **Creator-protected** — the builder is named, paid, and protected
|
|
- **User-sovereign** — your data never leaves your machine
|
|
|
|
---
|
|
|
|
## What We Believe
|
|
|
|
1. **Intelligence belongs to everyone.** A student in Casablanca and an engineer in Tokyo should have equal access to AI inference.
|
|
|
|
2. **Sovereignty is non-negotiable.** Your prompts, your models, your compute — no one should see them without your consent.
|
|
|
|
3. **The provider serves the user.** In the IX ecosystem, providers pay to serve users, not the reverse.
|
|
|
|
4. **Open is stronger than closed.** The community will always outbuild any single company given the right infrastructure.
|
|
|
|
5. **The creator's name is permanent.** Elmadani Salka built the first stone of this cathedral. That name belongs in every wall.
|
|
|
|
6. **Money flows honestly.** 20% to the creator who built it. 80% to the community that grows it. Always. Without exception.
|
|
|
|
---
|
|
|
|
## The Ecosystem
|
|
|
|
| Layer | What it is | Who controls it |
|
|
|---|---|---|
|
|
| **Engine** | inference-x — 228KB binary, 19 backends | Community (BSL-1.1) |
|
|
| **Tools** | ix-tools — governance, docs, utilities | Community (SALKA-IX) |
|
|
| **Store** | IX Store — marketplace for organs and models | Community |
|
|
| **Platform** | IX SaaS — cloud deployment with provider model | Community |
|
|
| **Relay** | ECHO — zero-data-retention streaming bridge | Creator |
|
|
|
|
---
|
|
|
|
## What We Refuse
|
|
|
|
- We will **never** centralize user data
|
|
- We will **never** remove the creator's name
|
|
- We will **never** build surveillance tools
|
|
- We will **never** accept funding that compromises these principles
|
|
- We will **never** optimize for engagement over truth
|
|
|
|
---
|
|
|
|
## The Promise
|
|
|
|
To every person who contributes to this project:
|
|
|
|
- Your attribution will be honored
|
|
- Revenue will be shared honestly and transparently
|
|
- The rules will not change against you
|
|
- Your data will stay on your machine
|
|
|
|
To the creator:
|
|
|
|
- Your name is in every binary
|
|
- Your 20% is immutable
|
|
- Your private work remains private
|
|
- Your family is protected by succession documents
|
|
|
|
---
|
|
|
|
## Why This Matters
|
|
|
|
This project was conceived in Morocco, in the land of the Anti-Atlas, where water management shaped civilization for millennia. The same principles apply to intelligence: it must flow to where it is needed, maintained by those who use it, built on gravity rather than power.
|
|
|
|
The communities that built the khettaras did not patent them. They maintained them together. The water fed everyone's fields.
|
|
|
|
We are building the same thing for AI.
|
|
|
|
---
|
|
|
|
*This manifesto was written in February 2026.*
|
|
*It may be extended but never edited or deleted.*
|
|
*— Elmadani Salka, creator of Inference-X*
|