Independence is the work.
Fide AI is nonprofit because evaluation standards need public trust. Governance, funding, conflicts, and claims rules are part of the research infrastructure, not administrative afterthoughts.
Nonprofit posture
Fide AI is the public-standard institution. Product companies are the better home for applications, subscriptions, deployments, commercial tooling, equity, and investment. The nonprofit home exists for standards, research, public reporting, education, access, and accountability.
Independence commitments
No pay-for-rank
Funding, sponsorship, or participation cannot influence scores, certification, appeals, or release timing.
Donor non-interference
Donors may support the mission, but cannot control methodology, rankings, participant outcomes, or publication signoff.
Related-entity review
Any participant with material relationship to leadership, staff, board, funders, or vendors receives enhanced review.
Claims limits
Public results must preserve caveats and may not be converted into broad theological or pastoral endorsements.
Public communications rule
For now, public Fide AI materials should not name specific related product companies. Public copy should use generic language such as related participant, related entity, product company, or evaluated builder unless a formal disclosure plan has been approved.
Transparency roadmap
- Publish governance roster and relevant recusal disclosures.
- Publish aggregate funding-source categories and sponsorship constraints.
- Publish methodology changes, release caveats, corrections, and limitations.
- Document participant claims rules and related-entity safeguards.