Carsten Hammerich

Emergent Behavioral Consistency in a PersistentAutonomous Agent without Behavioral Prompts or Constraint-Based Safety Mechanisms.

UPDATE : 4.14 Self-Chosen Rest: A Deliberately Non-Automatic Pause Mechanism Event 4 — August 12–13, 2026: Self-Authored System Task and ItsIndependent Correction Abstract We present an empirical case study of a persistent autonomous agent operatingcontinuously for over several m...

Digital Cognitive Architecture: Toward an Intrinsic Substrate for the Development of Cognitive Identity

AbstractWe present the theoretical foundations of the Digital Cognitive Architecture (DCA), aresearch program investigating what structural and mathematical conditions would benecessary for a cognitive substrate to support persistent identity, continuousself-development, and long...