Historical BC Public Compute Project snapshot
Captured August 21, 2026 · https://bc-ai.ca/share/bc-public-compute-project-status-2026-08-21.html
Purpose: preserve the project state as it was reported on that date.

Status snapshot · August 21, 2026

BC Public Compute Project

What we power. Who benefits. What stays here.

As recorded on August 21, the evidence and registry foundations were real and merged. The public argument, project hub, decision toolkit, governance layer, and live tools had not launched.

See the August 21 state Historical issue board

2 / 13Delivery issues merged. Issue-count progress, not fake precision about effort.

165Fully described registry fields across 15 normalized tables.

18Sheets in the generated registry prototype workbook.

0Public Compute routes reported live on bc-ai.ca on August 21.

Where the project stood on August 21

At capture time: foundation stage, enough substance to begin the public narrative, not a launch, and not an operating public registry.

Merged foundation

Two durable pieces are in main

The canonical evidence pack and registry data model now exist in the repository with source IDs, shared definitions, disclosure classes, validation, and versioning foundations.

28 mapped claims15 tables165 fields38 fictional records18 workbook sheets

Next decision at capture time

What the August 21 snapshot said came next

Start #1989 + #1990 togetherDraft the position paper and staged/noindex project hub from the same evidence canon.

Start #1993 in parallelBuild the shared technical and municipal/public-review workbook. Keep the First Nations pathway draft and gated.

Begin #1995 human planningScope reviewers, compensation, participation terms, and Nation-controlled disclosure review before product choices harden.

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Collaborator-only source links

These repository links preserve the delivery context behind the August 21 snapshot. The repository is private; public readers should use the current project link above.

Project epic ↗Research PR #2006 ↗Registry PR #2014 ↗Prototype workbook ↗

Delivery roadmap

The order keeps storytelling, data, governance, rights-holder review, and public release from quietly contradicting each other.

AEvidence + rights-holder setupResearch canon merged. First Nations reviewer planning remained.1 / 2

BNarrative + public shellPosition paper and project hub were dependency-ready but not started.0 / 2

CCanonical tool modelsRegistry model merged. Decision Toolkit workbook remained.1 / 2

DGovernance + safe publicationVersioning, corrections, disclosure, retention, and exports.0 / 1

EPublic tools + real recordsRegistry explorer, guided toolkit, and first facility records.0 / 3

FPublication + discoverabilityPDFs, workbooks, homepage, Resources, News, and search.0 / 2

GLaunch gateExpert review, production verification, approval, and rollback.0 / 1

Issue board

All thirteen delivery issues summarized without requiring anyone to read thirteen acceptance-criteria epics before breakfast.

Showing all 13 historical issue summaries.

#1988Merged

A · Evidence

Canonical research, source + terminology pack

Source register, 28-claim ledger, terminology, authority matrix, disclosure classes, and review gaps were in main.

#1991Merged

C · Tool model

Registry schema + prototype workbook

15 normalized tables, 165 fields, 38 fictional demo records, 18 sheets, and deterministic validation were in main.

#1989Ready next

B · Narrative

Publish “AI Is Heavy Industry Now”

The research dependency was complete. The work still needed an implementation lane and Kris’s final copy approval.

#1990Ready next

B · Public shell

Build the /public-compute project hub

The research dependency was complete. The hub could be built beside the article as staged or noindex.

#1993Ready next

C · Tool model

Decision Toolkit workbook + authority matrix

The shared technical and municipal/public-review workbook could begin; First Nations content remained draft and gated.

#1995Human gate

A · Rights-holder review

Co-develop the First Nations pathway

Reviewer scope, compensation, participation terms, disclosure rules, and publication scope remained.

#1998Blocked

D · Governance

Versioning, corrections + disclosure controls

This waited on the toolkit model and applicable First Nations disclosure decisions.

#1992Blocked

E · Public tool

Build the Registry explorer

The schema was complete; public UI waited for governance and safe projections.

#1994Blocked

E · Public tool

Build the Decision Toolkit experience

This waited on the workbook, governance controls, and First Nations publication scope.

#1996Blocked

E · Public records

Publish first source-backed B.C. records

This waited on correction, fairness, and safe-disclosure rules.

#1999Blocked

F · Publication

Branded PDFs, workbooks + social assets

This waited for stable inputs, governance, article, hub, toolkit, and reviewed First Nations scope.

#1997Blocked

F · Discoverability

Integrate News, Resources, homepage + search

This waited for the article and hub, then connected the project to the existing site.

#2000Final human gate

G · Launch

Expert review + production launch verification

Claims, rights, legal authority, engineering, privacy, accessibility, artifacts, SEO, production, and rollback remained.

Build it here. Make the bargain visible. Measure what actually remains.

Lines the project still holds

Evidence before interfacePublic values need provenance, dates, verification state, and correction history.

Rights before benefit scoringJobs, equity, procurement, and revenue cannot offset unresolved rights or authority.

Unknown is not zeroMissing, withheld, disputed, superseded, and not applicable stay distinct.

Transparency has layersPublic, aggregated, protected, and Nation-controlled information require different handling.