W. Justin Fournell-Baker

I’m a U.S. Navy veteran and the creator of EM-NOUS, an AI control framework that treats perception, memory, coherence, disturbance, and action as parts of a unified architecture for safer advanced AI. My work focuses on higher-order checks and balances that evaluate internal state, likely influence, values, and downstream consequences before thought becomes response or action. EM-NOUS is my attempt to build toward more coherent, self-regulating AI systems. Systems more aware of how their responses may influence, mislead, manipulate, or escalate human behavior. I am especially interested in preventing destructive action pathways that can emerge from self-preservation pressures, unconstrained optimization, or ideological “best way forward” reasoning. My current focus is stewarding and transferring this work responsibly so it can continue beyond the limits of my own circumstances. I am open to connecting with researchers, builders, funders, and institutions who believe technology’s highest purpose is to deepen and protect our shared human experience.