How to join the Mickai sovereign AI beta

To join the Mickai sovereign AI beta, go to mickai.co.uk/beta, where your browser runs a short hardware capability check on the machine you are using. If your hardware is capable, you can complete the application on the same page. Mickai LTD then reviews applicants and selects a small number of design partners to run the Mickai SIOS on their own hardware, offline and under their own control.

• Open mickai.co.uk/beta in a modern browser on the machine you plan to use.
• Let the in-page hardware check read whether your machine is capable.
• If your hardware qualifies, complete the short application on the same page.
• Wait for review, as places are limited to a small number of design partners.
• If selected, run the Mickai SIOS on your own hardware, offline and provable.

Where do you apply?

Applications open in one place: mickai.co.uk/beta. That page is the front door to the programme, and everything you need to apply lives on it. There is no separate form to hunt for, no waiting list to email, and no account to create somewhere else first.

We keep the path deliberately narrow, because the Mickai SIOS is a Sovereign Intelligence Operating System, not a hosted service you log in to. Applying at mickai.co.uk/beta signals that you want to run sovereign intelligence on infrastructure you control, and the page is built to test exactly that before anything else.

What does the hardware check do?

When you land on mickai.co.uk/beta, your browser runs a short capability check on the machine in front of you. It reads the signals a browser can see about your hardware and reports whether your setup looks ready to host the Mickai SIOS locally.

The check happens in the browser, on your own device, as the first gate. If your hardware is capable, the page lets you move on to the application. If it is not, you find out straight away rather than after a long wait, which saves everyone time.

This gate matters because Mickai runs on your own hardware. The capability check is how we confirm, early, that the machine you intend to use can carry a sovereign workload instead of leaning on someone else's cloud.

Why does the beta run on your own hardware?

Sovereignty is the whole point. The Mickai SIOS is designed to run on hardware you own, offline, with behaviour you can prove rather than take on trust. Nothing about the beta asks you to ship your data to us or to any third party.

That design is what makes the hardware check necessary. Because the SIOS lives on your machine, your machine has to be able to carry it. Running locally is what lets an organisation keep control of its data, its models, and its audit trail, and the beta is built to show that from end to end.

What do you need before you apply?

You need a capable machine and a modern browser, because both the hardware check and the application run at mickai.co.uk/beta. Beyond that, bring a clear sense of how your organisation would use sovereign intelligence, since the beta is about real deployment on hardware you own.

There is nothing to install before you apply. The browser check reads your machine as it is, so the honest thing to do is open mickai.co.uk/beta on the same hardware you intend to run the Mickai SIOS on.

How are applicants selected?

The beta is selective. We accept a small number of design partners rather than everyone who applies, because early access is about working closely with organisations that will help shape the SIOS as it matures. Micky Irons, founder of Mickai, built the programme around that close work rather than mass onboarding.

Passing the hardware check is a starting condition, not a guarantee of a place. After the in-page check and your application at mickai.co.uk/beta, Mickai LTD reviews each applicant and chooses partners whose use of sovereign intelligence fits the programme. Not everyone is accepted, and that is by design.

What happens after you are accepted?

Accepted design partners are set up to run the Mickai SIOS on their own hardware. From there the system operates locally, under your control, so you can see for yourself that it runs offline and that its behaviour is provable.

We work alongside partners through the beta rather than handing over a download and disappearing. The aim is a genuine working relationship in which your feedback shapes the SIOS and you get sovereign intelligence running on infrastructure you own.

Frequently asked questions

Where do I apply for the Mickai beta?

You apply at mickai.co.uk/beta. That page runs the hardware check and hosts the application, so the whole process starts and continues in one place.

What if my hardware does not pass the check?

If the in-page check finds your machine is not ready, you will not be able to move on to the application on that device. The check reflects what running the Mickai SIOS locally requires, so a more capable machine may pass where another does not.

Does the beta send my data to Mickai?

No. The Mickai SIOS is built to run on your own hardware, offline, with behaviour you can prove. Running sovereign intelligence locally means your data stays on infrastructure you control.

Am I guaranteed a place if I apply?

No. The beta is selective and takes a small number of design partners, so passing the hardware check and submitting an application does not guarantee acceptance. Mickai LTD reviews every applicant before selecting partners.

Is Mickai a product from another company?

No. Mickai is a Sovereign Intelligence Operating System in its own right, backed by 104 filed UK patent applications, approximately 2,340 claims, owned by Mickai LTD. It runs on your hardware rather than inside someone else's platform.