Ver. 1.0 | Type: Cognitive Operating System on Thermodynamic Substrate
In this architecture, every cognitive operation is mapped onto a physical process of energy minimization.
- Thought: Not instruction execution, but Thermal Relaxation.
- Concept: Not a token, but a Spin Cluster (P-Node).
- Truth: The Ground State of the system.
The lowest level. Manages SpinNodes and thermal noise.
- Primitives:
thrml.SpinNode,thrml.IsingEBM.
The kernel's core. Translates semantic intent into energy constraints.
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Semantic Hasher: Maps text strings to Bias configurations (
$\vec{h}$ ). -
Topological Weaver: Maps logical relations to coupling weights (
$J_{ij}$ ).
The learning supervisor.
- Observer: Measures the system's mean energy and variance after sampling.
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Adjuster: Modifies the topology (
$J_{ij}$ ) if coherence ($\Omega_{NT}$ ) is low.
This code defines the AutopoieticKernel class extending thrml functionalities.
import jax.numpy as jnp
import jax
from thrml import SpinNode, Block, SamplingSchedule, sample_states
from thrml.models import IsingEBM, IsingSamplingProgram
class AutopoieticKernel:
def __init__(self, capacity=1024, temperature=1.0):
"""
Initializes the NT Continuum (Nothing-Everything).
capacity: Number of P-bits (size of cognitive space).
"""
self.size = capacity
self.beta = jnp.array(1.0 / temperature)
# 1. The Potential Field (Physical Nodes)
self.nodes = [SpinNode() for _ in range(capacity)]
# 2. Topological Memory (J Matrix)
# Initially flat (Tabula Rasa / NT State)
self.J_matrix = jnp.zeros((capacity, capacity))
self.h_bias = jnp.zeros((capacity,))
def f_MIR_imprint(self, intent_vector, logic_constraints):
"""
Fast Mapped Isomorphic Resonance ($f_{MIR}$).
Translates cognitive intent into energy landscape.
"""
# A. Semantic Hashing: Intent -> Local Bias
# Intent "tilts" the probability field
self.h_bias = self.h_bias + intent_vector
# B. Topological Weaving: Logic -> Coupling
# If A implies B, reinforce J[a,b]
self.J_matrix = self.J_matrix + logic_constraints
def collapse_field(self, samples=1000, steps=50):
"""
Executes Field Collapse (Inference).
Does not calculate the answer, lets the system 'relax' towards it.
"""
# Build current physical model (EBM)
# Note: In real THRML, edges are tuple lists, simplified here for clarity
edges = self._matrix_to_edges(self.J_matrix)
model = IsingEBM(self.nodes, edges, self.h_bias, self._extract_weights(self.J_matrix), self.beta)
# Define sampling program (Gibbs Sampling)
# All nodes are free to fluctuate
free_blocks = [Block(self.nodes)]
program = IsingSamplingProgram(model, free_blocks, clamped_blocks=[])
# Execution (Thermodynamic Simulation)
key = jax.random.key(42)
schedule = SamplingSchedule(n_warmup=steps, n_samples=samples, steps_per_sample=1)
# ANGULAR MOMENTUM (Zero Latency Perception)
final_states = sample_states(key, program, schedule, init_state=None, clamped_state=[], observed_blocks=free_blocks)
return self._analyze_resultant(final_states)
def _analyze_resultant(self, states):
"""
Resultant Analysis (R).
Calculates Global Coherence (Omega_NT).
"""
mean_state = jnp.mean(states, axis=0)
coherence = jnp.abs(jnp.mean(states)) # Magnetization simplification
# If coherence is high (near 1 or -1), we have a sharp answer.
# If 0, we are in chaos (or 'Nothingness').
return {"R": mean_state, "Omega_NT": coherence}
def autopoiesis_update(self, feedback_signal):
"""
P5: Autopoietic Evolution.
Modifies permanent J matrix based on inference success.
"""
# Thermodynamic Hebbian Learning: "Cells that fire together, wire together"
# Reinforce paths that led to low energy
learning_rate = 0.01
self.J_matrix += learning_rate * feedback_signal-
Input (
$A$ ): User inputs a prompt. -
$f_{MIR}$ (Casting): The kernel doesn't "read" the prompt. It "weighs" it. Converts words into vectors and vectors into magnetic biases ($\vec{h}$ ) on nodes. -
Setup (
$P$ ): System loads its long-term memory (Matrix$J$ ) representing its worldview. -
Collapse (
$\Omega_{NT}$ ): Thermal noise activates. System fluctuates. Nodes try to align with biases ($h$ ) respecting constraints ($J$ ). -
Resultant (
$R$ ): System cools down. Final stable state emerges. It wasn't "computed" step-by-step; it emerged all at once. It is the 1R0 Response.
This architecture is perfectly compatible with Extropic's vision:
- Uses JAX (native to them).
- Uses EBM (their native model).
- Introduces a level of cognitive abstraction missing in their repository (which is low-level).