Digital DNA Project
Preserve who you are — for future generations and for the future of AI.
The honest status, before the vision below
Digital DNA is a research project in its founding phase, not a running service. Everything under “What is Digital DNA?” and the sections that follow describes what we’re building toward — the intent. Here is what is actually true today:
- No AI pipeline exists yet. Turning photos, video, and writing into a measurable Digital DNA profile is an open research and engineering problem — not a finished, deployed process.
- No profiles have been created or delivered. Nobody has received a completed Digital DNA profile, because the analysis step described below hasn’t been built.
- “Express your interest” is exactly that. Applying below registers your interest and reserves a place in the founding cohort — it does not start processing your materials, and we will not ask you to upload anything until there is a real pipeline to receive it.
- We are recruiting the people who will build it. If you are a developer or ML researcher, that is the most concrete way to move this from vision to reality right now — see the volunteer callout further down this page.
The sections below describe the project’s intent and where we hope to take it. Nothing there should be read as a description of what exists today.
What is Digital DNA?
Just as biological DNA encodes the blueprint of a living organism, your Digital DNA captures the essence of who you are — extracted from the digital materials you choose to share.
By analysing photos, videos, documents, voice recordings, and written works, our process constructs a unique digital profile that captures something profound and irreplaceable about you as an individual.
This profile can be kept privately, stored in our secure repository, used to contribute to ethical AI training, or passed into our Eternity initiative — preserving a piece of you long after you are gone.
🔒 Your data is yours. All materials are processed under strict privacy controls. You decide what happens to your Digital DNA — it is never shared without your explicit written consent.
What we can work with
Photos & images
Personal photographs, portraits, visual memories
Videos
Personal recordings, interviews, family videos
Written works
Diaries, letters, articles, creative writing
Voice recordings
Spoken word, interviews, voice memos
Documents
Personal history, achievements, biographical notes
Digital communications
With consent — messages, posts, social content
What your Digital DNA can do
You choose what happens with your profile — from private preservation to contributing to the future of AI.
Legacy preservation
Leave a piece of yourself for your family, descendants, and the historical record. A gift to the future.
Ethical AI training
Help train future AI systems with the richness of your unique human perspective — on your own terms.
The Eternity project
Feed your Digital DNA into our Eternity initiative — an archive of human souls preserved for posterity.
Secure private storage
Keep your profile locked in our encrypted repository, accessible only to you and those you designate.
Personal copy
Receive your completed Digital DNA profile for your own records and personal use.
Research contribution
Opt in to contribute anonymised data to academic AI research programmes.
How It Will Work
This is the pipeline we’re building toward, not one that exists yet — the AI analysis step below is still an open research problem (see “Where We Are Now” above, and the volunteer callout further down). Applying today reserves your place in the founding cohort; it does not start processing.
Express your interest
Fill in the form below. Tell us about yourself and what materials you have available.
We review your application
Our team reviews your submission within 5 business days and contacts you to discuss your goals and privacy preferences.
Upload your materials
Once we've connected, we'll ask you to create a free account and securely upload your materials — keeping first contact simple and file-free.
AI analysis & profile construction
Our AI processes your materials and constructs your unique Digital DNA profile. This takes 2–4 weeks depending on volume.
Receive your Digital DNA
Your profile is delivered to you — stored securely, sent as a personal copy, or both. You then decide what happens next.
Developer or ML researcher?
We're looking for founding volunteers to help figure out what's technically feasible and build the Digital DNA pipeline — in the open, on GitHub.
Volunteer as a Researcher →Express your interest
The Digital DNA project is currently in its founding phase. Places are limited. There is no cost to apply.