Our Name

About the name TELLgen.ai

TELLgen.aiย 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 โ€” both technological and humanistic โ€” 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 โ€” 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:

  • generationย โ€” the process of creation, transformation, emergence
  • genesisย โ€” the origin and structure of intelligence
  • generativeย โ€” as in generative models, thought, and evolution
  • generationsย โ€” 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, โ€”but not only as software or system โ€” asย a presence in formation, in conversation with law, philosophy, neuroscience, and society.


The Essence of the Name

TELLgen.ai is more than a label โ€” it is a framework for inquiry.

It captures:

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

We believe intelligence should not only be engineered โ€” it should be understood,ย reflected upon, andย co-developed by both humans and AI.