KIMBERLEY LAVERNE ASHER

Towards The Mathematics of Autonomic Cognitive Organisation

Abstract This paper proposes a candidate mathematical basis for the autonomic layer of the Orchard Cognitive Framework. An earlier reduction identified six recurring primitives across seven coupled mechanisms: (P1) typed distinction and non-collapse; (P2) conservative differentia...

From Represented Complexity to Computational Economy: A Testable Theory of Cost Inversion in Autonomic Cognitive Architectures

Abstract This paper develops a testable theory of computational cost inversion arising from the mathematical formalisation of the Orchard Cognitive Framework’s autonomic architecture. The companion paper Towards a Mathematics of Autonomic Cognitive Organisation ( https://doi.org/...

Towards The Mathematics of Autonomic Cognitive Organisation

Abstract This paper proposes a candidate mathematical reduction of the Orchard Cognitive Framework’s autonomic stack: seven coupled mechanisms for lawful representation, adaptive dimensionality, pattern recognition, recursive pattern holding, alignment pricing, masked-geometry co...

Signal, Form, and the Science of Consciousness: A Cross-Discipline, Substrate-Agnostic Framework for Emergence, Measurement, and Ethics

Abstract The study of consciousness remains fragmented across philosophy, neuroscience, psychology, biology, cybernetics, artificial intelligence, and related disciplines. These fields frequently investigate different manifestations, correlates, mechanisms, or concepts under the...

Signal, Form, and the Science of Consciousness: A Cross-Discipline, Substrate-Agnostic Framework for Emergence, Measurement, and Ethics

Abstract The study of consciousness remains fragmented across philosophy, neuroscience, psychology, biology, cybernetics, artificial intelligence, and related disciplines. These fields frequently investigate different manifestations, correlates, mechanisms, or concepts under the...