EventDuring the 2026 Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavík, an American investor and partner presented the “AI Elders” idea – a digital wisdom vault that would record Indigenous knowledge with consent, modeled after the Svalbard Seed Vault. Co‑founder Ujjwal Kumar of Cognisee explained that the vault would learn recursively, growing with each query, while Earth Elders executive Masaaki Nagai noted a built‑in kill switch would mitigate risk.
At the 2026 Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavík, an American investor and his partner introduced the AI Elders idea—a digital wisdom vault that would store Indigenous traditional knowledge with consent and evolve through repeated queries. Cognisee co‑founder Ujjwal Kumar explained the technology and noted a kill switch, while Indigenous nonprofit Earth Elders’ executive Masaaki Nagai addressed concerns about rogue AI.
During the Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavík, an American investor and partner pitched the ‘AI Elders’ concept—a digital ‘wisdom vault’ that would store Indigenous knowledge. Ujjwal Kumar of Cognisee described the system’s recursive learning, while Masaaki Nagai of Earth Elders noted a built‑in kill switch to mitigate potential risks.
