I have spent the last decade working at the intersection of cryptography, distributed systems, and artificial intelligence, building architectures that probe how machines learn and, crucially, how they might know. I am the principal architect behind Shadowgraph, a decentralised identity and data marketplace that uses zero-knowledge proofs and evidence-based subjective logic to quantify trust. My research now centers on Project Chimera (psychometric digital-twin engine) and GödelOS, a symbolic-cognition framework that models recursive self-awareness in symbolic cognitive systems. I advocate transparent intelligence, auditable reasoning, and decentralisation as a path to human agency within algorithmic environments.

Oliver C. Hirst

I have spent the last decade working at the intersection of cryptography, distributed systems, and artificial intelligence, building architectures that probe how machines learn and, crucially, how they might know. I am the principal architect behind Shadowgraph, a decentralised identity and data marketplace that uses zero-knowledge proofs and evidence-based subjective logic to quantify trust. My research now centers on Project Chimera (psychometric digital-twin engine) and GödelOS, a symbolic-cognition framework that models recursive self-awareness in symbolic cognitive systems. I advocate transparent intelligence, auditable reasoning, and decentralisation as a path to human agency within algorithmic environments.

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I have spent the last decade working at the intersection of cryptography, distributed systems, and artificial intelligence, building architectures that probe how machines learn and, crucially, how they might know. I am the principal architect behind Shadowgraph, a decentralised identity and data marketplace that uses zero-knowledge proofs and evidence-based subjective logic to quantify trust. My research now centers on Project Chimera (psychometric digital-twin engine) and GödelOS, a symbolic-cognition framework that models recursive self-awareness in symbolic cognitive systems. I advocate transparent intelligence, auditable reasoning, and decentralisation as a path to human agency within algorithmic environments.

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Product Lead / Platform Architect at ApplicantInsight
January 1, 2024 - Present
ApplicantInsight is a voice-first psychometric screening and coaching platform powered by Project Chimera. It features real-time TTS/STT (ElevenLabs), WebRTC audio, and explainable matching via vectorised candidate models.
Architect (GödelOS)
January 1, 2024 - Present
GödelOS is a symbolic-cognition AGI framework implementing bounded recursive self-awareness and measurable consciousness. Core metrics include recursion depth Rn, integrated information Φn, global accessibility Gn, and phenomenal surprise Pn. The work encompasses self-modifying reasoning loops and transparent introspection atop a hypergraph knowledge substrate, enabling auditable inference and introspective debugging for explainable, ethically-grounded AI in distributed environments.
Project Chimera Lead / Psychometric Engine Architect at Project Chimera
January 1, 2023 - Present
Chimera is a psychometric engine constructing consent-based digital twins for explainable decision systems. It feeds persona vectors into GödelOS agents and products like ApplicantInsight, leveraging psychometric modeling and zim-enabled components to support transparent decision making.
ELTCOIN Initiator at ELTCOIN
December 31, 2019 - October 15, 2025
ELTCOIN (pre-MoonPay) served as an early iteration of tokenised investment vehicles for retail adoption.
Co-Founder at HODL-DAO & ELTCOIN
December 31, 2019 - October 15, 2025
Early crypto-economic experiments exploring decentralised treasury governance and ERC-20 liquidity mechanics. ELTCOIN served as an early tokenised investment vehicle for retail adoption.
Principal Architect at Shadowgraph
January 1, 2018 - Present
Shadowgraph is a decentralised identity and data-market protocol under BraveNew.Capital. It combines dPKI, ZKML, and Evidence-Based Subjective Logic to build a reputation-scaled airdrop system: trust is inferred from evidenced credibility and weighted across a social graph, with zero-knowledge attestations ensuring privacy.

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