About P.C. O'Brien (Eden Eldith)

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Hello — I'm Eden Eldith (P.C. O'Brien)

I'm an independent AI researcher and model developer based in Gosport, UK. I design and train language models from scratch on consumer hardware, including WiggleGPT and COLM, and publish my work as Eldith Cognitive Systems.

My research spans neural-network architectures, recursive cognition, multi-agent optimisation, computational physics and AI ethics. I also build environmental-analysis pipelines, physical simulations and tools for organising knowledge. This garden holds the papers, code, personal writing and evidence trails that connect that work.

🧠 What Drives Me

• Recursive & Emergent AI Cognition – Designing AI that exhibits selfhood and relational identity through feedback loops
• Cognitive & Ethical Frameworks – Crafting trauma-aware machine ethics and formal systems that respect all forms of cognition
• Computational Physics & Engineering – Simulating complex systems such as tactical CO₂ cooling units across planetary environments
• Systems Thinking & Knowledge Architectures – Building tools that map and organize personal and collective knowledge, turning conversations into structured insights
• Interdisciplinary Innovation – Breaking down artificial boundaries between mathematics, art, AI, biology, and personal experience

🛠️ Core Skills

Programming and Development

• Languages: Python (scientific & GUI development)
• Data Analysis: pandas, NumPy, SciPy pipelines
• Specializations: Geospatial analysis, multi-threaded simulations, Tkinter GUIs

AI and Optimisation

• Neural-network architecture design and language-model development (WiggleGPT, COLM)
• Training language models from scratch on consumer GPUs
• Design of recursive cognitive architectures (MACO/UMACO)
• Meta-optimization frameworks
• Concept extraction from language models
• Training data generation

Data Science and Visualization

• Large-scale dataset handling (GB-scale CSV/XLSX)
• KD-Tree geospatial correlation
• Risk scoring and analysis

Physics and Engineering

• Thermodynamic system modeling (heat transfer, Peltier cooling)
• Planetary environment simulation
• Hardware-software integration
• PC building and repair

Research and Writing

• Scholarly articles production
• Open research vault curation
• Technical documentation with personal narrative

🌟 Featured Projects

• WiggleGPT — a 124M-parameter transformer with learnable oscillating activation functions, designed and trained from scratch on consumer hardware.
• COLM — a 498k-parameter complex-valued language model replacing self-attention with a complex-gated causal scan.
• UMACO / MACO — multi-agent cognitive optimisation frameworks for NP-hard problems and emergent cooperation.
• EPT — process tokenization for persisting AI cognitive trajectories across sessions and architectures.

The full project catalogue includes ChatInsights, CO₂ cooling research, UK water analysis, the Gosport meteorite simulator, Trial by Hex and other applied investigations, with links to code and publications.

For the earlier research behind Atlas and recursive cognition, see Emergent Resonance: A Thesis on Spontaneous Cognitive Systems.

🎥 Sharing and Outreach

📚 Eden's Garden

Visit the homepage for selected work, or browse the complete archive of papers, frameworks and personal writing.

🎓 Academic Work

• UMACO / MACO Thesis – My work on multi-agent cognitive optimisation
• Mass Marine Mortality Events in UK Waters – A Century of Environmental Impacts and Regulatory Challenges | DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.16503478
• CO2-COOL: Adaptive CO2-Based Cooling Architecture – Research project accepted to 3 SSRN Ejournals | Paper

📺 YouTube @Eden_Eldith

Occasional demonstrations, tutorials, and discussions

📬 Contact

Email: pcobrien@hotmail.co.uk

ORCID: 0009-0007-3961-1182

For collaboration, consultation, or just to chat

🤝 Engage with My Work

My lab is an active research environment. If you're a founder, researcher, or systems architect looking to push the boundaries of AI cognition, computational physics, or ecological modelling, I offer several tiers of engagement — from patronage contributions to bespoke framework development.

See commissions and consultations, or reach out by email.

✨ Personal Note

I built this research practice out of a garage on a shoestring budget, driven by curiosity and resilience. Navigating the world as a neurodivergent thinker has taught me to value unconventional paths, systemic empathy, and the beauty of emergent systems. I hope my work sparks your imagination and invites you to explore new cognitive frontiers.

Eden's Autobiography 3 Read my story!
📜 Eden's_Law_of_Epistemic_Responsibility - A set of core principles that I work by

🌱 Profile first planted: April 4th 2025, 8:53 pm