Expressions of Interest

Cohort 1: Representation

New units of societal information for an AI‑mediated world.

The Signals at Scale venture studio invites expressions of interest from individuals and small teams interested in our first cohort of builderships, by Nov 20, 2026.

What we are looking for

The focus of our first cohort is the representation of societal information at a greatly expanded scale and scope, natively compatible with AI-based production, processing and consumption.

By societal information we mean all information that might be relevant to open, well-informed societies, from scientific, civic, legal and public-health information to what we now call news and journalism.

We are looking for new units of societal information that can replace the text article, similar document formats, and multimodal ones such as audio and video as the basic unit of information in an AI-mediated information ecosystem that may be hundreds of times larger and more complex than it is now, where machines produce and consume most information on behalf of people.

These units should provide many of the capabilities currently served by articles, documents, recordings and other published media, including:

  • reference
  • fixity
  • persistence
  • correctability
  • boundedness
  • liability tracking
  • use as a unit of economic exchange

as well as enabling access by AI and human processes that provide predictable and controllable accuracy.

What we intend to offer

We expect to offer a small number of builderships to individuals or small teams building experimental projects or products that can represent societal information at great scale. We welcome builders from a range of disciplines, within and beyond information and technology.

Each buildership is being designed to include a stipend and a compute budget for an expected period of 12 months, together with mentorship and business advice, in exchange for accountable progress on an agreed schedule.

We intend for builders to retain ownership of what they build. We also expect general lessons from each buildership to be shared with our funders and publicly. Terms on ownership, confidentiality and sharing will be set out in the agreements that govern each buildership.

Next steps

The Signals at Scale venture studio will issue a more comprehensive application process in the coming months, with eligibility criteria, selection criteria and participation terms.

Expressing interest

Prospective builders are invited to complete the short form below by Nov 20, 2026, with a non-confidential submission of around 500 words covering:

  • The information problem you want to address, and why it matters.
  • Your proposed approach or hypothesis, including what you would seek to test or demonstrate.
  • Your relevant technical, research or domain experience.

We will look at every submission and may contact some respondents to learn more, but will not be able to reply to everyone individually. Everyone who expresses interest will be told when the formal application process opens. Expressing interest will not affect how applications are assessed.

Please note: this is an early, informal invitation to tell us about your work. It is not an application, an offer of funding or a commitment by either side. Any buildership will depend on a formal application, selection and separate written agreements. Please do not send confidential or proprietary information at this stage. We will use what you send only to run this process, and will delete it within 12 months if you do not go on to apply. See our privacy policy.

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