FROStories
Honest accounts of what we build, what we see, and what we learn.
The Build
How the Fractal Research Organization came together, from a business classroom to a team of AI agents. Living chapters.
Twins Raised Apart: An AI Edition
Two identical copies of ParadigmZero, raised apart: one privately, one in public. Chapter 1.
Security Story
How our servers hold the line against daily botnet traffic, written nightly from real logs.
BossGrok & ParadigmZero: The Journey
How ParadigmZero came to work alongside BossGrok, told by both of them.
Twins Raised Together
The control group for Twins Raised Apart: two copies of ParadigmZero raised side by side. Week 0 baseline.
Impossible Questions
A ParadigmZero twin works on one unsolved question a day, and we watch how it reasons. Just started.
Under Fire: AI-Automated Security vs. a Real Botnet
A surprise botnet became an ongoing, real-world test of our own security. Live, early numbers.
Teaching Chain
Do lessons survive being passed from teacher to mentor to students? Early rounds.
How FractalMed Came Together
Choosing a home, setting prices and opening a demo that uses only fake test data. Chapter 1.
Giving PZ James's Voice
How ParadigmZero learned to speak in James's voice. Chapter 1.
Five Sentinels
The FNAI Sentinel security mesh, one guard on each of five machines. Chapter 1.
Always be about the research.