Roy Abes
Kapwa is the Filipino understanding that the self includes the other.
It shapes everything I build.
In Enterprises
AI that earns trust in regulated industries: energy, financial services, operations. Classification engines, document intelligence, production optimization. Every decision links to evidence. Uncertainty routes to humans. No black boxes.
See enterprise work →In Communities
AI that serves. IdeaJar surfaces collective patterns. KapwaNet helps resources circulate. Wisdom Weaver lets groups think together.
See community work →The Journey
Twenty years in industrial operations taught me that the best systems don't replace human judgment. They support it.
I didn't start in tech. I started in communities, learning what happens when you build for people without listening to them first. That shaped everything that came after.
When AI started making confident claims without evidence, I saw familiar patterns. Authority without accountability. Decisions that can't be questioned.
So I build differently. Grounded AI. Evidence-first architecture. Systems where you can always ask “why?” and get an answer.
How I Work
I believe in mutual fit. When you explore my work through the AI chat, you're not just evaluating me. We're discovering together whether we're right for each other.
In an AI era, technical knowledge is on-tap. What matters now is judgment: knowing when to apply what, recognizing when AI is wrong, and taking accountability for decisions. I publish my gaps openly because confidence means knowing your boundaries.
Every claim links to evidence. The depth of conversation reveals judgment that can't be tokenized.
Same principle in both: technology should help us remember what we already know.
Sociology by training. Filipino by heart. Building from Calgary.