MEMORY & EXPERIENCE · EXPERIMENTAL RESULT
Can capability move with memory?
The same executor changed behavior when only its memory snapshot changed. The transition structure was still teacher-observed.
Research question
Can the input-output relation of a logical behavior live in memory, so that changing only the memory snapshot changes behavior and removing that memory removes the capability?
Hypothesis
If the circuit relation belongs to memory, the same domain-neutral executor should produce different behavior from snapshots A and B. With the transition memory removed, the same input should remain OPEN.
Experimental setup
- The same opaque two-input circuit received two different observed transition tables.
- Unobserved combinations, a missing port, snapshot roundtrip, empty memory, conflicting outputs, and recursive composition were tested.
- No semantic labels or logical operators were implemented as Python branches.
Observed result
OBSERVEDFor the same input, memory A produced one output and memory B another. Removing the transition memory changed closure to OPEN. Snapshot roundtrip preserved behavior.
- Unobserved combination: OPEN
- Missing port: PARTIAL
- Conflicting outputs with mass 100:1: CONFLICT, with both experiences preserved
- Two composed circuits: final SINGLE after two Living ticks
- Actual-world observations invented by the derived output: 0
Interpretation
Within this fixture, execution changed with the memory snapshot while the executor stayed fixed. This is evidence for memory-owned behavior under the tested conditions.
Failure and limitation
RESIDUAL
CIRCUIT_ROWS_ARE_TEACHER_OBSERVED
The experiment did not show spontaneous discovery of the transition table. A person created the events from which the transitions were observed. It therefore does not establish general intelligence or self-formed reasoning.
Next question
Can an OPEN premise activate an inquiry circuit, observe an external response into memory, and later reuse that experience without another sensor call?