Francia Garduno

Open, safe, and trustworthy artificial intelligence systems designed for real-world public use. The work focuses on foundational AI models, safety and evaluation research, ethical data practices, governance frameworks, and human-AI collaboration systems. These systems are designed to be transparent, auditable, and usable by governments, institutions, researchers, and communities without reliance on closed or proprietary platforms. The goal is to treat advanced AI as shared infrastructure, something that can be inspected, understood, and governed, rather than as a black-box product.