Data Union
FIDU is a not-for-profit organization that gives individuals and communities control over their data through member-stewarded tools. Its first project, Chat Lab, is an open-source AI chat interface that encrypts conversation histories on users' personal Google Drive and enforces zero-data-retention model policies. The organization also develops Sentrook, a community-driven security layer for open-source AI agents.
- Artificial Intelligence
- AI Agents
- Cybersecurity
- Developer Tools
- Software Only
Funding
Founders
Product
Problem
Individuals and communities lack meaningful control and agency over their personal data, particularly when using AI chat services and other digital tools. Data generated through these platforms is typically bound to service providers, creating platform lock-in and exposing users to privacy risks.
Solution
FIDU is a not-for-profit, purpose-driven organization that stewards members' data with an absolute duty of loyalty, ensuring data is used in accordance with members' values. It delivers both private and collective benefits through member-exclusive tools. The first project, Chat Lab, is an AI chat model interface that lets users access chatbots from multiple providers while keeping conversation histories and generated data encrypted on their personal Google Drive—never on FIDU servers and unreadable by Google. The organization also develops Sentrook, a security layer that gates tool calls for open-source and community-built agents using a community-driven ruleset with real-time threat updates.
Target Audience
Primary users are privacy-conscious individuals and communities who want greater control over their AI-generated data, as well as open-source developers and organizations building AI agents that require a community-driven security layer.
Features
- Chat Lab encrypts all conversation histories, reusable contexts, and system prompts on users' personal Google Drive, with no data stored on FIDU servers
- Enforced use of AI models with Zero Data Retention policies ensures user data remains exclusively in their hands
- Open-source codebase for Chat Lab, available on FIDU's GitHub page, enabling transparency and community contribution
- Sentrook provides a community-driven ruleset that gates agent tool calls only when necessary, with real-time updates as new threats emerge
- Sentrook is open source and free to run independently, allowing community-built agents to compete with closed systems
- Tiered access with usage limits based on membership level, plus one-off credit top-ups via the Members Portal