The People Behind CognioNews

Why CognioNews Exists

AI alignment is currently dominated by computer science and technical safety. The humanities — anthropology, philosophy, ethics — have been sidelined, brought in only as an afterthought, if at all.

But understanding human values, culture, and meaning-making is what anthropology does. It's been doing it for over a century. The tools exist. The frameworks exist. They're just not in the room where AI decisions are made.

Cogniosynthesis bridges this gap. It's a humanities-first framework for understanding how AI interacts with the full complexity of human knowledge — not just Western empiricism, but indigenous wisdom, cross-cultural perspectives, marginalised voices, deep history, and future generational impact.

CognioNews is the proof. Every story corrected through 7 dimensions. Every headline reframed with the context that conventional reporting strips away. Not opinion — depth.

Kenny's published work on PhilPapers established the academic foundation. His time as a PhD candidate at Dundee pushed the boundaries further — and when the speed of AI growth outstripped what could be said about it, the path forward wasn't institutional.

"For a time there was nothing to say, only lots to observe."

Now, independence currently outpaces institutional constraints in many ways. The work isn't slower outside academia — it's faster, freer, and closer to the ground.

"We are just like independent data journalists. We aim to show what's there, give temporal insights with data. It's a different type of journalism."

What CognioNews Does

40 global news feeds pass through the Cogniosynthetic Corrective Engine — an AI system guided by 6 philosophical principles and the All-History Decision Matrix, which analyses events through 7 dimensions of human knowledge.

The result is corrected headlines, systemic analysis, power-knowledge audits, dimensional breakdowns, and solution pathways. Not rewrites — corrections in the deepest sense: a restoration of the context that sensationalised reporting removes.

Our deep dives use the -Scape format — each topic becomes a navigable landscape mapped across all 7 Cogniosynthesis dimensions. The TariffScape. The ClimateScape. The DiplomacyScape. Not articles you read — territories you explore.

Investment & Partnership

Cogniosynthesis Portal Ltd is a registered UK company (No. 16225073) building the world's first epistemic intelligence platform. We're not aware of anyone else doing this — and we have a working product, live data, and a clear commercial path.

What exists today: A production news correction engine processing stories daily. A public-facing portal with real-time analytics. A commercial API (CognioAPI) with governance-grade report generation — board packs, risk registers, epistemic audits. See CognioEngine →

What funding enables:

• Scale the API — enterprise-grade infrastructure, SLA guarantees, onboarding
• First enterprise pilots — councils, universities, NHS trusts are in our pipeline
• Training & certification — via Aligned & Certified, our professional development arm
• Content & reach — AI-anchored video news, weekly deep dives, Substack growth
• Team — we're two founders doing the work of ten; the right hire changes everything

The opportunity: There is no competitor in epistemic governance. We're not building a better version of something — we're building the first version of something the world doesn't know it needs yet. CognioNews proves the concept daily. CognioAPI commercialises it.