OPEN SOURCE RESEARCH

Charting the Unknown
Territories of AI

An independent research collective exploring the frontiers of machine learning. Building in the open.

11Publications
2Active Projects
100+Members

“No gods, no masters—
only open questions.”

Like the legendary pirate utopia, Libertalia is built on principles of freedom and collective endeavor. We believe the most important problems in AI require open collaboration, reproducible research, and tools that belong to everyone.

Open by Default

All research, code, and datasets published under permissive licenses.

Reproducible Science

Every paper includes complete training configs and evaluation scripts.

Community Governed

Research directions decided collectively by active contributors.

THE CREW

Founding Team

Libertalia is led by researchers and engineers with experience across ML, security, and startups.

Andre Fu

Andre Fu

Co-Founder

YC W24 Founder. Ex-Twitch, Ex-Microsoft ML. CVPR, ICCV.

Egil Karlsen

Egil Karlsen

Co-Founder

VAKTROS CEO. MSc CS (Security & ML). Canadian CTF Champion.

Taha Mohamad

Taha Mohamad

Co-Founder

Deep Tech Fund Advisors. YC'24. Compound (acquired).

More contributors to be highlighted as we grow.

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Whether you're a researcher, engineer, or curious explorer—there's a place for you in Libertalia. Join our expert network to connect with employers, get paid consulting opportunities, and collaborate on frontier research.

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Interac
Okta
eSentire
Microsoft
Twitch
University of Toronto
Stanford
Cornell
MIT
Y Combinator
UPenn
U Washington
Snowflake
Google
LinkedIn
PwC
U Michigan
Meta
Pronto
Waterloo