Humanity-aligned
âThe imagined community of the nation is always limited and sovereign, yet human connections and cooperation stretch far beyond borders.â â Benedict Anderson
Why this matters
Section titled âWhy this mattersâ- AI is geopolitical. Nation-states compete to control it
- We are concerned about those using AI to stoke division, profit from lies, and spur conflict
- Some of us come from places where war isnât distantâitâs family history
- Technology should unite, not divide
Who we are
Section titled âWho we areâ- Remote team across 7 countries
- Diverse backgrounds, united by mission
- Many of us are third culture kidsâgrowing up between worlds
- We often find ourselves misunderstood: an Asian-majority team, English-speaking, influenced by global philosophies
- Crossroad cultures shape us:
- Turkiye: Europe, Asia, Middle East converge
- Singapore: Trade hub bridging worlds
- We respect each otherâs cultures and build on shared values
Janâs stance
Section titled âJanâs stanceâ- Humanity first. We build for people, not governments or factions
- AI should enable:
- Shared prosperity
- Universal education
- Peaceful collaboration
- Technology must empower humanity to do moreâtogether
The bigger picture
Section titled âThe bigger pictureâ- Human history is one of scaling cooperation:
- Small-scale kin groups â diverse political formations â modern nation-states â global networks
- Empires rose and fell. Nationalism united and divided. Globalization connected and excluded
- History doesnât progress. It movesâmessy, cyclical, and full of contradiction
- Technology changes the terrain:
- Like ant colonies forming complex systems from simple interactions, humans have always built networks beyond central control
- Complexity emerges from countless small decisionsâbut unlike ants, we carry ideologies, ambitions, and fears
- AI is another fork in the road. It can reinforce old hierarchies or dismantle them. It can be used to surveil or to liberate
Why we exist
Section titled âWhy we existâ- 30 people, from different countries, met online to build together
- The internet enables connections that were impossible a generation ago
- Ideas cross borders: an anthropologist in Turkiye collaborates with a roboticist in Saigon
- Jan exists because technology lets humanity work as one
Our vision
Section titled âOur visionâ- AI can accelerate global coordination and shared progress
- Our goal: help humanity align, collaborate, and solve collective challenges
- Success = contributing to humanityâs long arc toward unity
If our work helps the world coordinate betterâeven slightlyâweâve done something that matters