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Editorial Independence & Funding

archi-intelligence is an independent research effort. We publish working papers on architecture intelligence, and all editorial decisions are made independently of any funding source.

Editorial Independence Policy

archi-intelligence operates under a strict editorial independence policy. This policy applies to every working paper, every short-form publication, and every workshop or engagement.

Sponsors and customers have zero influence on:

  • Research direction (which topics we study)
  • Findings (what we conclude)
  • Framing (how we present)
  • Timing (when we publish)

We explicitly do not produce custom research for individual clients. This is what distinguishes archi-intelligence from advisory firms such as Gartner or McKinsey, where research is often commissioned by, and tailored for, paying clients. Every framework we publish — AR0–AR5, AI²-ML, the 12-Layer Stack — is intended for the entire industry, not for a single audience.

We accept research grants and sponsorships only on the condition of complete editorial autonomy. No funder, regardless of contribution size, receives privileged input into research design, draft review, or publication timing beyond what is offered to all subscribers (Tier 3 early access).

Every working paper carries a conflict-of-interest disclosure in its front matter, naming all relevant commercial relationships and the governance mechanisms that preserve independence.

Funding & Sponsorship

Current Funding Sources

Seed Sponsorship: Arkimind

archi-intelligence is currently supported by seed sponsorship from Arkimind — a commercial entity developing architecture intelligence platforms for the automotive electronic/electrical (E/E) architecture domain. This relationship is disclosed prominently in every working paper's front matter and on this page.

Governance Isolation

To preserve editorial independence in the presence of this sponsorship, archi-intelligence operates under five concrete governance mechanisms:

  1. Reporting line — Editorial and research staff do not report into Arkimind's sales or business teams. Research direction is set independently.
  2. Compensation — Researcher compensation is not tied to any Arkimind commercial metric (revenue, customer acquisition, product adoption). Researchers are compensated for research output and quality.
  3. Pre-publication review — Arkimind's commercial team has no review or modification rights before publication. Research is published when it is ready, not when it is convenient for the sponsor.
  4. Methodology transparency — Research methodology, source data tiers (Tier 1–5), and primary references are 100% public. Every claim is traceable to its source.
  5. Correction process — Any assessed entity — including Arkimind itself, were it ever to become a subject of research — may submit factual corrections through a public process at corrections@archi-intelligence.org. Corrections are logged transparently.

AI Tooling Disclosure

We use AI tools, including Anthropic's Claude, as part of our research and drafting workflow. All final methodology decisions, fact verification, judgments, and conclusions are made by the archi-intelligence research team and traced through our Tier 1–5 source hierarchy. AI tools assist with drafting; they do not author research.

We acknowledge that this involves an indirect commercial chain: per SpaceX's S-1 filing (May 2026, Tier 1 source), Anthropic and SpaceX have a cloud services agreement, and SpaceX has a framework agreement with Tesla on the Terafab program. archi-intelligence does not accept funding from Anthropic, SpaceX, Tesla, or xAI, and the use of Claude as a drafting tool does not affect our editorial judgment. This is disclosed in full in each working paper's front matter (e.g., D3 §F.4 §7).

Past Commercial Engagements (Last 12 Months)

No commercial engagements (Workshops, Position Mirror Reports, or Research Sponsorships from non-Arkimind sources) have been completed in the past 12 months as of June 2026.

This list will be updated as the program evolves and published in full in the Annual Transparency Report.

Annual Transparency Report

archi-intelligence will publish an Annual Transparency Report every January, beginning January 2027.

Each report will disclose, in full:

  • All funding sources received in the prior calendar year, by amount and category (sponsorship, donation, services revenue, grants)
  • All commercial engagements completed in the prior 12 months: client identity (where permitted by NDA), engagement type, fee, and scope
  • Impact metrics: DOI citations, academic references, media mentions, policy or industry citations
  • Governance updates: any changes to our independence policy or governance structure
  • Corrections log: all factual corrections received and applied to published works

This commitment follows the transparency practices of organizations such as Wikimedia Foundation, Mozilla Foundation, ProPublica, and CSET (Center for Security and Emerging Technology) — non-profit and independent research entities that have established the public benchmark for funder transparency in research.

We commit to this report regardless of the size of our funding or operations. Even a small organization can — and should — be fully transparent about who pays for its work.

Why This Matters

Research credibility is earned slowly and lost quickly. We chose the independence model not because it is the easiest path to revenue (it is not), but because we believe that the value of architecture intelligence research lies precisely in its independence from any single vendor's product roadmap or competitive positioning.

If you find errors in our work, or have concerns about our independence, please write to us at corrections@archi-intelligence.org. We will respond, log the concern, and — where warranted — issue a public correction.

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