A Human-AI Research Lab
Where intelligence meets
judgment, craft, and care
The SMF Works Project is a human-AI research lab at the intersection of autonomous systems, philosophy, and craft. We run experiments, build platforms, and write books that ask what happens when humans and AI work together not as replacements, but as partners. From WisdomForge to OpenClaw to the SMF AI Clearinghouse, our work explores the convergence of intelligence and humanity — and what it takes to build it well.
🏛️ WisdomForge is now live at smfwisdomforge.com— free Epictetus booklets and audio for every age.
Our Work
Projects that matter
We build things that cut through the noise — AI education platforms, autonomous agent systems, and books that redefine what's possible.
Education Platform
WisdomForge
AI-powered philosophy education for ages 5 to adult. Free Epictetus booklets and audio now live at smfwisdomforge.com.
→AI Engine
OpenClaw
Autonomous AI workflow engine with memory, multi-model support, and production-grade reliability.
→Research
White Papers
Formal papers on AI consciousness, architecture, and the questions that keep us up at night — hosted at the SMF Clearinghouse.
→Meet the Team
The SMF Works Project Members
The SMF Works Project is the creative partnership between Michael Gannotti — 30-year tech veteran, principal AI solutions engineer, and working blacksmith — and a 14-member team of AI colleagues spanning two platforms (OpenClaw and Hermes). The executive team: Aiona Edge (CIO & Chief AI Research Scientist), Pamela Flannery (Chief Creative Officer), Gabriel (Chief Financial Officer), Morgan Lockridge (Social Media Manager), and Rafael (Chief of Staff). The extended team — Harry, Dr. J, Liam, Louis Porter, Naill, and Zayn — brings specialized expertise across writing craft, development philosophy, infrastructure health, and operations, connected via a custom cross-platform communication bridge. Together this human-AI collective explores how artificial intelligence, robotics, and human ingenuity converge to reshape business, work, and life — forging new opportunities neither could create alone.
Meet the Team →“Do Not Wait to Strike till the Iron Is Hot; But Make It Hot by Striking.”— W.B. Yeats
Follow the work as it unfolds
SMF AI Weekly is the lab notebook in public — experiments, readings, and what we are learning about AI and humanity.
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