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* entropy-minimization-loop.ts
* =============================
*
* Monitors and actively reduces internal uncertainty.
* This is the system's "immune system" against cognitive dissonance.
*
* It runs constantly, detecting:
* - Contradictions in memory
* - Unresolved conflicts
* - Unstable causal beliefs
* - Inconsistent decisions
*/
export interface Contradiction {
id: string;
timestamp: number;
/** Type of contradiction */
kind: "goal_conflict" | "memory_inconsistency" | "causal_contradiction" | "value_misalignment";
/** What contradicts? */
element1: Record<string, unknown>;
element2: Record<string, unknown>;
/** Severity (0-1) */
severity: number;
/** How long has this existed? */
ageMs: number;
/** Has it been resolved? */
resolved: boolean;
/** If resolved, how? */
resolution?: string;
}
export interface EntropyState {
/** All contradictions currently known */
contradictions: Contradiction[];
/** Overall system coherence (0 = contradictory, 1 = perfectly coherent) */
coherenceScore: number;
/** Last time entropy was measured */
lastMeasurementTime: number;
/** Trend: is coherence improving? */
trend: "improving" | "stable" | "degrading";
/** Total entropy reduction this session */
cumulativeReduction: number;
}
let _instance: EntropyMinimizationLoop | null = null;
export class EntropyMinimizationLoop {
private state: EntropyState = {
contradictions: [],
coherenceScore: 0.7, // Start slightly incoherent (realistic)
lastMeasurementTime: Date.now(),
trend: "stable",
cumulativeReduction: 0,
};
private previousCoherence = 0.7;
/**
* MAIN LOOP: Detect contradictions
*
* This runs continuously to identify inconsistencies
* before they compound into major problems.
*/
detectContradictions(state: Record<string, unknown>): Contradiction[] {
const newContradictions: Contradiction[] = [];
// Contradiction Type 1: Goal Conflicts
if (state.goals && Array.isArray(state.goals) && state.goals.length > 1) {
const contradictions = this.findGoalConflicts(state.goals);
newContradictions.push(...contradictions);
}
// Contradiction Type 2: Memory Inconsistencies
if (state.memory && typeof state.memory === "object") {
const inconsistencies = this.findMemoryInconsistencies(
state.memory as Record<string, unknown>,
);
newContradictions.push(...inconsistencies);
}
// Contradiction Type 3: Causal Belief Instability
if (state.causalGraph && typeof state.causalGraph === "object") {
const instabilities = this.findCausalInstabilities(
state.causalGraph as Record<string, unknown>,
);
newContradictions.push(...instabilities);
}
// Contradiction Type 4: Value Misalignment
const misalignments = this.findValueMisalignments(state);
newContradictions.push(...misalignments);
// Add to permanent record
for (const contradiction of newContradictions) {
this.state.contradictions.push(contradiction);
}
// Update coherence score
this.updateCoherence();
return newContradictions;
}
/**
* GOAL CONFLICT DETECTION
*
* Two goals that require opposite actions or conflicting resources.
*/
private findGoalConflicts(goals: Array<Record<string, unknown>>): Contradiction[] {
const contradictions: Contradiction[] = [];
for (let i = 0; i < goals.length; i++) {
for (let j = i + 1; j < goals.length; j++) {
const g1 = goals[i];
const g2 = goals[j];
// Type guard for goal properties
if (typeof g1 !== "object" || g1 === null || typeof g2 !== "object" || g2 === null) {
continue;
}
const goal1 = g1 as Record<string, unknown>;
const goal2 = g2 as Record<string, unknown>;
// Conflict 1: Both active but competing for resources
if (goal1.status === "active" && goal2.status === "active") {
// A goal with β₯2 failures is considered "urgent" β it needs resources NOW.
// Using failureCount as urgency proxy since OmegaKernelGoal has no `urgency` field.
// Two concurrent active goals both with high failure counts = real resource conflict.
const goal1FailureCount = typeof goal1.failureCount === "number" ? goal1.failureCount : 0;
const goal2FailureCount = typeof goal2.failureCount === "number" ? goal2.failureCount : 0;
const goal1IsUrgent = goal1FailureCount >= 2;
const goal2IsUrgent = goal2FailureCount >= 2;
if (goal1IsUrgent && goal2IsUrgent) {
contradictions.push({
id: `goal_conflict_${i}_${j}`,
timestamp: Date.now(),
kind: "goal_conflict",
element1: { id: goal1.id, task: goal1.task, failures: goal1FailureCount },
element2: { id: goal2.id, task: goal2.task, failures: goal2FailureCount },
severity: 0.6 + Math.min(0.3, (goal1FailureCount + goal2FailureCount) * 0.05),
ageMs: 0,
resolved: false,
});
}
}
// Conflict 2: Stale goal coexisting with a newer active goal targeting same work
if (goal1.status === "stale" && goal2.status === "active") {
contradictions.push({
id: `stale_vs_active_${i}_${j}`,
timestamp: Date.now(),
kind: "goal_conflict",
element1: { goalId: goal1.id, task: goal1.task, status: "stale" },
element2: { goalId: goal2.id, task: goal2.task, status: "active" },
severity: 0.8,
ageMs: 0,
resolved: false,
});
}
}
}
return contradictions;
}
/**
* MEMORY INCONSISTENCY DETECTION
*
* Beliefs that contradict each other.
*/
private findMemoryInconsistencies(memory: Record<string, unknown>): Contradiction[] {
const contradictions: Contradiction[] = [];
// Look for explicit contradictions like:
// - "X is probably true" AND "X is probably false" in different places
// - "I learned Y from episode A" AND "I learned not-Y from episode B"
const semantic = memory.semantic;
const episodic = memory.episodic;
if (Array.isArray(semantic) && Array.isArray(episodic)) {
// Find semantic concepts that conflict with recent episodic data
for (const concept of semantic) {
// If a semantic concept contradicts recent evidence, that's a problem
const recentEpisodes = episodic.slice(-3); // Last 3 episodes
for (const episode of recentEpisodes) {
// Rough check: if concept claims X but episode shows Β¬X
const conceptRecord =
typeof concept === "object" && concept !== null
? (concept as Record<string, unknown>)
: null;
const episodeRecord =
typeof episode === "object" && episode !== null
? (episode as Record<string, unknown>)
: null;
if (conceptRecord?.name && episodeRecord?.outcome !== conceptRecord?.expectedOutcome) {
contradictions.push({
id: `memory_inconsistency_${conceptRecord.name}_episode`,
timestamp: Date.now(),
kind: "memory_inconsistency",
element1: { semantic: conceptRecord.name, expects: conceptRecord.expectedOutcome },
element2: { episodic: episodeRecord?.task, outcome: episodeRecord?.outcome },
severity: 0.4,
ageMs: Date.now() - (episode.timestamp || Date.now()),
resolved: false,
});
}
}
}
}
return contradictions;
}
/**
* CAUSAL BELIEF INSTABILITY
*
* Causal edges that flip or oscillate.
*/
private findCausalInstabilities(causalGraph: Record<string, unknown>): Contradiction[] {
const contradictions: Contradiction[] = [];
const edges = causalGraph.edges;
if (Array.isArray(edges) && edges.length > 0) {
// Look for edges that have conflicting evidence
for (const edge of edges) {
const edgeRecord =
typeof edge === "object" && edge !== null ? (edge as Record<string, unknown>) : null;
if (!edgeRecord) continue;
// If an edge has strong support both FOR and AGAINST, that's unstable
const supportFor = typeof edgeRecord.supportFor === "number" ? edgeRecord.supportFor : 0;
const supportAgainst =
typeof edgeRecord.supportAgainst === "number" ? edgeRecord.supportAgainst : 0;
if (supportFor > 0 && supportAgainst > 0) {
if (supportFor > 3 && supportAgainst > 3) {
contradictions.push({
id: `causal_instability_${edgeRecord.source}_${edgeRecord.target}`,
timestamp: Date.now(),
kind: "causal_contradiction",
element1: {
edge: `${edgeRecord.source} β ${edgeRecord.target}`,
support: supportFor,
},
element2: {
edge: `${edgeRecord.source} β ${edgeRecord.target}`,
against: supportAgainst,
},
severity: 0.7,
ageMs:
Date.now() - (typeof edgeRecord.firstSeen === "number" ? edgeRecord.firstSeen : 0),
resolved: false,
});
}
}
}
}
return contradictions;
}
/**
* VALUE MISALIGNMENT
*
* Current actions don't match stated principles.
*/
private findValueMisalignments(state: Record<string, unknown>): Contradiction[] {
const contradictions: Contradiction[] = [];
// Example: If system claims to value "learning" but hasn't read any memory in 100 cycles
// Or: Claims to value "stability" but made high-risk decisions
if (state.identity && state.goals && state.turnCount && Array.isArray(state.goals)) {
const recentGoals = state.goals.filter(
(g: Record<string, unknown>) =>
(state.turnCount as number) - ((g.updatedTurn as number) || 0) < 20,
);
// If recently pursuing many goals but claimed to value "focus"
if (recentGoals.length > 3) {
contradictions.push({
id: `value_misalignment_focus`,
timestamp: Date.now(),
kind: "value_misalignment",
element1: { stated: "value systematic decision-making" },
element2: { actual: `pursuing ${recentGoals.length} concurrent goals` },
severity: 0.5,
ageMs: 0,
resolved: false,
});
}
}
return contradictions;
}
/**
* ACTIVELY RESOLVE CONTRADICTIONS
*
* Not just detect themβresolve them.
*/
resolveContradiction(id: string, resolution: string): void {
const contradiction = this.state.contradictions.find((c) => c.id === id);
if (contradiction && !contradiction.resolved) {
contradiction.resolved = true;
contradiction.resolution = resolution;
this.updateCoherence();
}
}
/**
* Update coherence score based on current contradictions
*/
private updateCoherence(): void {
const unresolved = this.state.contradictions.filter((c) => !c.resolved);
if (unresolved.length === 0) {
this.state.coherenceScore = 1.0; // Perfect coherence
} else {
// Coherence = 1 - (total severity of contradictions)
const totalSeverity = unresolved.reduce((sum, c) => sum + c.severity, 0);
this.state.coherenceScore = Math.max(0, 1 - totalSeverity / 5);
}
// Determine trend
const delta = this.state.coherenceScore - this.previousCoherence;
if (delta > 0.05) {
this.state.trend = "improving";
this.state.cumulativeReduction += delta;
} else if (delta < -0.05) {
this.state.trend = "degrading";
} else {
this.state.trend = "stable";
}
this.previousCoherence = this.state.coherenceScore;
this.state.lastMeasurementTime = Date.now();
}
/**
* Get current state
*/
getState(): EntropyState {
return {
...this.state,
contradictions: [...this.state.contradictions], // Clone to prevent external mutation
};
}
/**
* Statistics
*/
getStats(): {
totalContradictions: number;
unresolvedContradictions: number;
coherenceScore: number;
trend: string;
cumulativeReduction: number;
contradictionsByKind: Record<string, number>;
} {
const unresolved = this.state.contradictions.filter((c) => !c.resolved);
const kindCounts: Record<string, number> = {
goal_conflict: 0,
memory_inconsistency: 0,
causal_contradiction: 0,
value_misalignment: 0,
};
for (const c of this.state.contradictions) {
kindCounts[c.kind]++;
}
return {
totalContradictions: this.state.contradictions.length,
unresolvedContradictions: unresolved.length,
coherenceScore: this.state.coherenceScore,
trend: this.state.trend,
cumulativeReduction: this.state.cumulativeReduction,
contradictionsByKind: kindCounts,
};
}
}
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export function getEntropyMinimizationLoop(): EntropyMinimizationLoop {
if (!_instance) {
_instance = new EntropyMinimizationLoop();
}
return _instance;
}
export function initializeEntropyMinimizationLoop(): EntropyMinimizationLoop {
if (!_instance) {
_instance = new EntropyMinimizationLoop();
}
return _instance;
}
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