Gilles Clément K.
Also known as GC.
Minimalist and realist.
In constant pursuit of simplicity.
Minimalist and realist.
In constant pursuit of simplicity.
Research Arcs
Purpose x Research Paper
Model-agnostic safety overlay for conversational AI, with parametric posture control.
Purpose x AI Confusion
When AI decides too quickly: a small experiment in confusion, involving pizza ordering with AI.
Purpose x AI Safety
Why AI safety fails at runtime and how conversational coherence can be enforced.
Purpose x Research Discovery
Parametric safety overlays: a model-agnostic approach to conversational AI safety.
Purpose x Intelligence
Bringing rhythm to human-AI interactions with intent-governed conversational systems.
Purpose x Purposely
Exploring how intent can become real-time networked coordination.
Purpose x Privately
Exploring how knowledge can become intent with real-time feedback loops.
Enhancing human-AI interactions through mathematical precision.
Axel x Purpose
Turning human intent into system logic to regulate conversational coherence in AI.
Research Lab, transcending enterprise limitations with organized initiatives to solve surface level and deep human-centric problems.
Field Work
Research · Product · Design · Growth
Jackson Hewitt — 2025 - Present | Growth Initiatives
Developing a new 0-1 year-round bookkeeping product, blending system thinking, product strategy, UX design, business development, and data analysis to deliver better accounting services at a better price. Focused on designing end-to-end operational infrastructure for a $2M initiative, economic models with unit cost analysis, client journey architecture, and hybrid delivery model specification.
Pilot Purpose — 2025 - Present | Founder · Principal Researcher
Researching AI safety, orchestration and governance, proposing novel principles for pacing frontier AI model reasoning, making behavior safe, predictable, and auditable. The operational foundation bridges epistemic interaction design concepts, infrastructure development, and new platform architectures.
Paper Axel — 2024 - Present | Founder · Principal Researcher
Axel is an applied R&D Lab, exploring human-systems interactions, and the future of work to reshape personal and professional growth in the AI era. Axel's research introduced skill development and project management into the Gig Economy, targeting 1.57B freelancers, but it lacked purpose. Purpose emerged as consequence, for existential safety and human flourishing.
Deck SkillDirector — 2015-2024 | Senior Director, Product
Employee #1. Partnered with the Founders for 9 years, set and executed the vision, and delivered skill development and personalized learning solutions. Instrumental to their acquisition in 2022, drove growth in Fortune 500 customer acquisitions, including TysonFoods, Honeywell, and LinkedIn.
1 of 4000+ StayHooked — 2012-2015 | Founder
StayHooked explored how digital platforms shape motivation, habit-building, and brand loyalty in the fitness industry, leveraging social mechanics before influencers were mainstream. Ambitious enough to believe it could be the next Nike. Pulled the plug soon after realizing feeding dopamine addiction in social media was a losing battle. Stepped back to understand the deeper epistemology. This was the onset for what became Axel & Purpose, without the vocabulary to frame it at the time.
Deck MindComet — 2005-2012 | Technical PM
Ad Agency. First in Social. (closed in 2012).
College Intern: Systems Administrator.
Post-Grad: Systems Engineer.
Later: Technical PM.
College Intern: Systems Administrator.
Post-Grad: Systems Engineer.
Later: Technical PM.