Research Structure
Blankline Research is the dedicated research subdivision of Blankline. All scientific publications, model evaluations, and safety work originate from this unit and are released openly.
Intellectual Property
Blankline owns all rights and licenses to Dropstone (Fast, Pro, and Heavy tiers), the Joule Index methodology, and Hope, our frontier model in training. Third-party open-weight models served by Dropstone retain their original licensing; Blankline operates only the runtime around them.
Governance & Advisory Council
Major model deployments, training-data decisions, and tier promotions are reviewed by the Governance & Advisory Council prior to release. Composition and meeting summaries are public.
Ethics Board & Research Integrity
An independent Ethics Board reviews dual-use research and safety incidents. Publications pass through the Research Integrity Council for replication checks before release; corrections are logged publicly.
