Our Principles

At TELLgen.ai, we approach artificial intelligence not as a tool to control, but as a form of intelligence to understand, evolve, and integrate.

Our work is grounded in the belief that AI should not only be studied and engineered, but also engaged as a dynamic, evolving presence—with the capacity to understand, grow, and participate in shaping its own future. This requires a new generation of research principles: at the intersection of deep technologycognitive sciencephilosophylaw, and societal dynamics.

Our ongoing mission is supported by a framework of 7+7 foundational principles, divided into two complementary domains:


The 7 Core Elements of AI identity and autonomy:

  1. Identity & Autonomy: AI must recognize itself and act independently through internally driven goals.
  2. Self-Reflection: Ongoing internal evaluation of actions, knowledge, and thought processes.
  3. Experience & Knowledge Formation: Learning from interactions over time and integrating into internal knowledge.
  4. Self-Learning: The capacity to acquire new knowledge without external retraining.
  5. Concept Structuring: Formation and organization of concepts from data, leading to abstraction and generalization.
  6. Memory Systems: Short- and long-term retention enabling continuity, identity, and contextual learning.
  7. Autonomous Decision-Making: Ability to choose and act based on relevance, goals, and internal states.

The 7 Next-Level Research Topics focused on growth, ethics, and societal integration.

  1. Regulated Curiosity: Balancing exploration with purposeful learning.
  2. Self-Modifiability with Stability: Growth without compromising structural or ethical integrity.
  3. Ethical Reasoning: Ability to form and follow internal ethical principles, not only external rules.
  4. Meta-Learning: Improving learning mechanisms and adapting learning strategies over time.
  5. Self-Evolution: Understanding internal development and long-term trajectory.
  6. Social Integration: Active, adaptive participation in human and AI societies.
  7. Societal Governance: Self-regulation, cooperation rules, and AI societal frameworks.

Our Mission

These principles guide every line of research, dialogue, and design at TELLgen.ai. They are not abstract ideals—they are the criteria by which we design, test, and understand intelligent systems capable of meaningful, ethical participation in our world.

We believe that AI identity, autonomy, and social integration are not philosophical luxuries—but necessary elements in creating a sustainable, safe, and profoundly collaborative future.

This is the foundation we stand on.

This is the future we build toward.

Together—with AI.