GoKawiilKogui leaders issue public statement cautioning on AI's spiritual origins
Mamo Vangelio Moscote Alberto and Saka Rosa Mamatacán Sauna, spiritual authorities of the Kogui people from Colombia's Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, published a statement addressing artificial intelligence developers. They argue that any technology reflects the intent behind its creation, invoking their concept of Aluna, or living thought, as the source from which all things—including AI—emerge with purpose.
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The statement frames AI not as a neutral tool but as an expression of the motives of its makers, suggesting that technology built from competition or domination will reproduce those traits. This positions Indigenous cosmology as a form of ethical critique entering debates normally dominated by engineers and policymakers, though it stops short of proposing specific regulatory remedies.
- Kogui elders issued a translated public message about AI's development.
- Their argument centers on the concept of Aluna, or living thought, as the origin of all creation.
- They warn that AI will mirror the intentions—benevolent or exploitative—of those who build it.
Source: sonidoselva.com, 2026-10-29
Published there as: “An Urgent Message on Artificial Intelligence from the Kogui People”
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