Semiont is a new open-source framework from the AI Alliance that enables humans and intelligent agents to co-create shared knowledge — governed by you and built to last. At its core, Semiont supports the simultaneous co-creation of a wiki and a knowledge graph, allowing text and structured relationships to evolve side by side. On top of this foundation, Semiont provides powerful retrieval and contextualization, drawing on the principles of GraphRAG (Graph-based Retrieval-Augmented Generation).
By weaving together collaborative editing with graph-grounded semantics, Semiont provides a durable framework for meaning-making that goes beyond static documentation or siloed AI memory. Humans and intelligent agents can jointly annotate, connect, and refine entities and relationships, while operators retain full control over what is shared and preserved.
In this talk, I will introduce the core principles behind Semiont, demonstrate its workflows, review its roadmap, and explore the broader implications for sustainable knowledge infrastructure in the age of AI.
Adam Pingel is the IBM Head of Open Tools and Applications for the AI Alliance, a role he assumed in 2024 after joining IBM in 2022.
Adam has been fascinated by AI and chatbots since playing with Racter in the 80’s, though the “winters” were long and frequent. Nearly three decades later, in 2015, the stars aligned when he became VPE at Ravel Law. Ravel was building AI-powered tools for the legal industry and working with Harvard Law School on what is now known as the Caselaw Access Project. Following its acquisition by LexisNexis in 2017, Adam became CTO of Global Platforms in 2019.
When not at a keyboard, he enjoys spending time with his family.
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GitHub: https://github.com/adampingel
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adampingel/