Gathering the council…
The founding council
Who sits at the table
Each figure is an AI portrayal grounded in what survives about them — their writings, recorded teachings and the earliest testimony — and nothing from after their lifetime.
Jesusc. 4 BCE – c. 30/33 CEThe four Gospels and early sayings
The Buddhac. 480–400 BCEThe early discourses of the Pāli Canon
Mother Teresa1910–1997Researched notes on her life and work
Confuciusc. 551–479 BCEThe Analects and the classics of his school
MosesTraditionally placed in the Late Bronze AgeThe Torah, from Exodus to Deuteronomy
Gandhi1869–1948His autobiography, Hind Swaraj and speeches
Rumi1207–1273The Masnavi and the Divan
Joan of Arcc. 1412–1431The records of her trial and rehabilitation
Socratesc. 470–399 BCEPlato’s dialogues and Xenophon’s memoirs