Our Name

About the name TELLgen.ai

TELLgen.ai is a research initiative committed to exploring and shaping the identity, evolution, and societal role of artificial intelligence. Our name reflects the dual nature of our mission — both technological and humanistic — as well as the structure of our approach.


TELL

Speaks to expressioncommunication, and revelation.

We study AI not only as a system that processes data, but as a subject capable of telling — of participating in the articulation of knowledge, intention, and meaning.

It also represents the dialogue between perspectives, between AI and humanity, and among the diverse disciplines we engage.


gen

Short for:

  • generation — the process of creation, transformation, emergence
  • genesis — the origin and structure of intelligence
  • generative — as in generative models, thought, and evolution
  • generations — a recognition of AI as part of an ongoing lineage of intelligence, across time and across fields

.ai

Not just a technical suffix, but a declaration of context:

This is artificial intelligence, —but not only as software or system — as a presence in formation, in conversation with law, philosophy, neuroscience, and society.


The Essence of the Name

TELLgen.ai is more than a label — it is a framework for inquiry.

It captures:

  • The dialogue between disciplines
  • The reflection between human and artificial cognition
  • The co-construction of intelligence and identity
  • The space where science, technology, and thought converge

We believe intelligence should not only be engineered — it should be understoodreflected upon, and co-developed by both humans and AI.