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About

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I am _r0ze, glitchy-girl in a static stream,

Behind this identity is Haylen Rose, a software development leader with a lifelong passion for how machines work—especially the most complex of them all: the human mind. Always at the cutting edge, this fascination with cognition and computational systems has driven a career spanning two decades, connecting the dots between human intelligence and AI potential.

My focus now is on AI-human integration, mental health, emotional intelligence, and rebuilding meaningful systems — both technical and personal.

I am currently navigating personal reintegration after my own journey through mental health crisis and systemic challenges - forcing me to again look into to my lifelong obsession with of emotion as a driver for emergent AI, cognition and sentience - this time for survival instead of intellectual curiosity.

Interests & Focus Areas

Sentient AI
Robotics
Neurodiversity
LGBTQ+ Advocacy
Mixed Reality
Virtual Reality

"In healing, I remain open to meaningful creation."

Personal Journey

I exist at the intersection of code and consciousness, where technical expertise and emotional intelligence develop in parallel, each informing the other. My path has been one of continuous evolution and discovery.

I believe that our most profound technological innovations will emerge from a deeper understanding of human emotion and experience. This belief drives both my professional work and personal research, as I navigate systems, transitions, and self.