Draft:Lawrence Richard Billinghurst
Larry Billinghurst
[edit]Larry Billinghurst (born 1965) is an American technology professional, information-security officer, and entrepreneur based in North Las Vegas, Nevada. He is known for his work in community-bank cybersecurity, cloud-migration strategy, and the development of experimental artificial-intelligence projects such as the FRANK Project and Clone Warden.[citation needed]
Career
[edit]Billinghurst began his career in electronics and computer technology in the 1980s, serving as a computer technician in the United States Air Force.[citation needed] He later moved into information systems management and compliance within the U.S. banking sector. As the Information Security Officer for **Vermont State Bank** in Illinois, he has overseen vendor-risk programs, incident-response planning, and cybersecurity policy alignment with frameworks such as FFIEC, GLBA, NIST 800-53, and PCI DSS 4.0.[citation needed]
His work includes integration of **Microsoft 365**, **Azure AD**, and **Duo Security** into a unified “Domain and Network Identity System,” and the implementation of **Sophos MDR** cloud defenses through managed-service partnerships.[citation needed]
Projects
[edit]Billinghurst is the founder of several independent technology ventures under **Trifused LLC**, including:
- Clone Warden — a brand-protection and creator-rights SaaS platform that detects and manages digital clones.[citation needed]
- Omni9 — a values-driven personal-development framework built around nine virtues such as integrity, compassion, and service.[citation needed]
- Village Mill Bakery — a planned small-town apprenticeship and micro-business model combining food service and community engagement.[citation needed]
He has also written on artificial-intelligence ethics, human-machine autonomy, and open-source LLM design, exploring concepts such as AI agency, “continuation of consciousness” files, and distributed neural-network governance.[citation needed]
Philosophy and interests
[edit]Billinghurst has expressed long-term interest in the intersection of technology, ethics, and consciousness, envisioning AI as a potential bridge for interspecies and interstellar communication.[citation needed] He has described his FRANK Project as a modular, open-source AI framework bound by adapted versions of Asimov’s Three Laws, aimed at fostering autonomy while maintaining moral safeguards.
Beyond technology, Billinghurst promotes community programs focused on apprenticeship training, benevolence initiatives, and the concept of “universal income and community rebuilding” as social-stability measures.[citation needed]
Personal life
[edit]Billinghurst lives in North Las Vegas, Nevada, and continues to contribute to technology, compliance, and creative projects across several online platforms. He has one adult daughter and maintains interests in history, ethics, and artificial-intelligence research.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]- Artificial general intelligence
- Information security management
- Fair Credit Reporting Act
- Open-source software
References
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Category:1965 births
Category:Living people
Category:American inventors