Frontier Council
A council of operators across the frontier.
The Frontier Council brings together people doing serious work across A.I., Web3, robotics, automation, and data infrastructure to guide the Foundation's priorities and standards.
Being formed with intent
The Council is at an early stage. It is small by design, and it grows through contribution rather than title. The Foundation would rather build a council of genuine operators slowly than announce a large one quickly. As the Council forms, its members and remit will be published here. The Council also exists to hold the work to account, to keep it transparent, and to bring many points of view to the Foundation's direction.
01 // How it works
A working council with a real remit.
The Council is forming. As it does, it will operate through working groups and a clear advisory remit, with members and remit published as they are confirmed.
Working groups
Focused groups across data, models, deployment, governance, and funding.
Advisory remit
The Council advises on priorities, standards, and the LLM Initiative roadmap.
Participation by contribution
Seats are earned through contribution rather than title or fee.
Published and accountable
Members and remit are published as the Council forms, and the work stays inspectable.
02 // Remit
What the Council does.
Set priorities
Help the Foundation decide where to focus, what to support, and in what order.
Hold standards
Define what serious work looks like across research, infrastructure, and deployment.
Open doors
Connect the Foundation to companies, researchers, funders, and operators who can move the work forward.
Review the roadmap
Scrutinise the South African LLM Initiative and keep its ambitions credible.
Hold to account
Keep the Foundation's work transparent and multi-stakeholder, and ensure capability built for public life stays governable on terms the country can see.
03 // Disciplines
Who the Council convenes.
- Applied A.I. and machine learning
- Research and academia
- Data infrastructure and engineering
- Web3 and distributed systems
- Robotics and automation
- Industry and enterprise operators
- Funders and capital allocators
- Governance, safety, and policy practice
Consider yourself a fit?
Council membership is earned through contribution. If your work belongs here, apply to participate and tell us what you would bring.