Researcher · Systems Designer · Writer

I build human‑in‑the‑loop systems that make language models reason, remember, and act—turning language into control.

• Action: Design control loops, interfaces, and evaluation methods that stabilize LLM behavior and translate intent into deterministic steps.
• Impact: Reproducible scaffolds across model families; clearer failure modes; better telemetry.
• Why it matters: Progress isn’t just scale—it’s structure.

• What: A method that iterates a model against its own conversation history with a human in the loop.
• Why: Turn history into stable capability without bespoke fine‑tuning pipelines.
• Repo: ouroboros/ (paper source, method notes)

• What: A TeX/PDF case study of behavioral resonance in GPT‑4‑class models under sustained interaction.
• Why: A testable frame for interaction‑driven gains beyond one‑shot prompts.
• Repo: rfe/ (paper) and personal/trent/ (TeX + PDF)

• What: A demonstration of long‑horizon coherence using human‑in‑the‑loop recursion patterns.
• Why: Concrete reference for agentic design patterns.
• Repo: mixis/

• What: A small fine‑tune and reflection loop that punches above its weight.
• Why: Shows where structure beats scale for certain tasks.
• Repo: muse/

• What: Prototype of think→reflect→act loops with persistent memory, pre‑“reasoning model” era.
• Why: Historical artifact of autonomous reasoning design with standard LLMs.
• Repo: i-robot/

• What: Supplemental chatbot demo for therapists (minor/moderate risk, not for crisis).
• Why: Encodes empathic interviewing + safety rails for UX research.
• Repo: therapy-bot/

See personal/ for my public lab notebook: agentic browser seed, RL‑ish scaffolding, persona specs, and the resonance paper sources.

• Human‑in‑the‑loop recursion (Ouroboros)
• Structured state & deterministic tool use
• Prompt/interface design (persona, protocol JSON)
• Rapid Python prototyping (local‑first)
• TeX for papers; shell for ops hygiene
• Reproducible evals & ablations

• Email: [email protected]
• GitHub: https://github.com/paytonison
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