Support the Public-Interest Work

Help keep AI accountability public, understandable, and independent.

Patron support sustains the public-interest layer of FairByDesign — The Ethics Engine, open-access analysis, and selected educational resources on AI governance, privacy, security, and oversight.

Mercury Research

Mercury Research is the paid research layer — in-depth analysis, the premium archive, and implementation thinking for practitioners. It is a product you subscribe to for access.

Patronage

Patronage is different. It doesn’t buy research access — it sustains the public-interest work that stays open: The Ethics Engine, public analysis, and educational resources that anyone can use.

Two Ways to Support

Both sustain the same public-interest work. Choose the one that fits you.

For individuals & professionals

Community Support Circle

$100 – $1,000/month

For people who follow the work, use it, and want it to keep existing — supporter updates, early notice of public releases, and optional recognition.

For organizations & institutions

Public-Interest Underwriting Circle

$2,500+/month

For backers who can steward the public-interest layer at scale — optional recognition, briefings, and the option to sponsor a theme. Pay by card, bank transfer, or request an invoice.

What Your Support Makes Possible

Open-Access Analysis

Public explainers, field notes, and briefings that keep AI governance legible without paywalling every useful insight.

The Ethics Engine

Podcast and public conversations connecting policy, risk, engineering, and lived reality in a form people can follow.

Independent, Year-Round

Room for honest public-interest work that stays independent of the vendors and institutions it examines.

What patronage is — and isn’t. Patronage supports the work. It does not purchase editorial control, investment rights, equity, repayment, revenue share, or financial return. Underwriters can sponsor a theme — an explainer, a field note series, a podcast episode — but never the conclusion. Independence is the point.

Keep Accountability Public

Your support keeps public-interest analysis, education, and dialogue on AI governance, privacy, security, and accountability open and independent.

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