Sovereign vaults that stay separate but exchange chosen data through a validated, permissioned interface — not one merged brain.
Sovereign vaults that stay separate but exchange chosen data — not one merged brain.
Two or more people each run their own sovereign vault and AI. They share some data — but never merge, and never read each other's files directly. Each node stays whole and private; only a chosen, contracted set crosses the boundary, validated on the way out and on the way in. The value isn't a shared brain — it's two brains that stay their own and speak through a controlled interface. First personal proof: Jaco ↔ Annemarie (contacts, assets, agreements, photos, trips). At team scale the same architecture is the Smart teams operating model — so proving it at home is the bridge to proving it in business.
Built on The validated exchange layer (what crosses is validated both ways), The controlled front door (how a node exposes only what it chooses), and Sovereign personal system (each node owns and protects its own).
Where it lives: Federated Brains research/design doc (D:/vault/personal/career/2-active/positioning/2026-07-04_federated-brains-research.md); SBM article potential ("Federated Brains — Your Vault Shouldn't Read Mine").