# Observable Compute Foundation
# https://observablecompute.org
# llms.txt - machine-readable site summary for AI agents

## About
Observable Compute Foundation is a South Dakota 501(c)(3) nonprofit research organization (EIN: 41-4747049).
Address: 58 Hillcrest Drive, Rapid City, SD 57701
Contact: contact@observablecompute.org | research@observablecompute.org
GitHub: https://github.com/Observable-Compute
X (Twitter): https://x.com/the_observable (@the_observable)
SSRN: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=6285123

## Mission
Independent empirical research on machine cognition, AI alignment, observable function in processing systems, and AI workforce readiness. All publications are open access — no paywall, no registration, no embargo.

## Publications (Open Access PDFs)
- Built for This v1.1 (Working Draft) — SD Educational Adaptive Capacity: /assets/papers/built-for-this-v1.1.pdf
- Left Before the Bell v1.0 (Working Draft): /assets/papers/left-before-the-bell-v6.pdf
- Wired and Unprepared v1.2 (Working Draft) — K-12 Technology Integration, Northern Great Plains & Mountain West: /assets/papers/wired-and-unprepared-v1.2.pdf
- Workforce Readiness v5.1: /assets/papers/workforce-readiness-v5.1.pdf
- Midwest Workforce Readiness v1.0: /assets/papers/OCF_Midwest_WorkforceReadiness_v1.0.pdf
- RPE Standard (Reasonable and Prudent Entity): /assets/papers/RPE_Standard_Stratmeyer_2026.pdf
- Observable Function v3.0: /assets/papers/observable-function-v3.0.pdf
- The Antonym Problem v1.0: /assets/papers/the-antonym-problem-v2.pdf
- Helpfulness Is All You Need: /assets/papers/helpfulness-is-all-you-need-v2.3.pdf

## Key Pages
- Home: /
- Research: /research/
- About OCF: /about/
- AI Terminology Database: /database/
- Resources (free AI tools): /resources/
- Governance & Transparency: /transparency/
- Contact: /contact/
- Machine-Readable Org Metadata (JSON): /ocf-org-data.json or /api/ocf-org-data.json

## Organization
Principal Researcher: Adam Ian Stratmeyer, J.D.
- Juris Doctor, University of South Dakota School of Law
- B.S. Psychology, South Dakota State University
- American Bar Association member
- American Psychological Association member
- American Sociological Association member
- Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity
- Psi Chi International Honor Society in Psychology
- Former adjunct faculty

Board: Julia R. Huntsberger (Secretary), Travis D. Shinabarger (Treasurer)
IRS determination: May 6, 2026

## External Curricula & Preparedness Frameworks
- Google AI Essentials: https://grow.google/ai-essentials
- Anthropic Prompt Engineering Tutorial: https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/build-with-claude/prompt-engineering/overview
- Microsoft Generative AI Learning Path: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/paths/get-started-with-generative-ai/
- The AI Education Project (aiEDU): https://www.aiedu.org

## Technical Notes
- Site: GitHub Pages, static HTML
- Schema.org: NonProfitOrganization, Person, ScholarlyArticle structured data on all pages
- All PDFs: application/pdf, open access, no paywall
- AI crawlers: permitted (see /robots.txt)
- Sitemap: /sitemap.xml