Ancient Indian Wisdom: The Ethical Backbone Tomorrow’s AI Needs

Shekhar Natarajan believes the AI industry has overlooked a vital lesson: true intelligence requires not just capability, but righteousness. As founder of Angelic Intelligence, he draws from ancient Indian traditions, Sanskrit, Tamil, and Pali thinkers to embed ethical discernment into AI systems.
Natarajan’s “Wisdom Engine” filters training data through viveka, curating human wisdom from internet chaos. His MACI Framework deploys multi-AI agents in tarka-style debates, where truth emerges from reasoned collision, not authority. This echoes India’s multi-perspectival philosophies, prioritizing contextual ethics over uniformity.
Raised in a culture valuing goodness over power or brilliance, Natarajan poses: “Would you trust this?” Angelic Intelligence embodies Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, the world as one family, ensuring AI serves collective duty (dharma).
The four pillars resonate with classical Indian thought, making AI “a continent of consciousness, not just code.” Natarajan warns Silicon Valley’s power without wisdom risks catastrophe, positioning India to lead with millennia-tested frameworks.
This fusion offers AI a moral compass: capability tempered by righteousness, power by duty. As ancient questions, “What makes us human?”, re-emerge in code, Natarajan’s work ensures diverse human wisdom shapes machines governing billions.