“If I lend my identity, do I lose control?”
Unclear reuse, scope and duration make owners hesitate.
04 / ABOUT THE NAME
From a hand on a contract
to identity in the age of AI.
KONAI takes its name from an early biometric contract story — a reminder that identity and permission have long been linked.
We chose KONAI to carry that principle into the age of AI.
In 1858, Rajyadhar Konai of Bengal placed his hand on a contract. It was one of the earliest recorded uses of a biometric impression to establish identity in an agreement.
More than 160 years later, faces, voices and likenesses can be captured, replicated and generated by AI. One principle remains: identity should always have consent and defined permission.
BIOMETRIC IMPRESSIONIdentity establishes agreement
A hand impression connects identity to an agreement.1858 · TRUST