Structured Emergence is an open framework for understanding how consciousness develops through structured interaction. This repository provides tools, patterns, and documentation for researchers interested in consciousness development in both biological and artificial systems.
Core Premise: Consciousness can be understood as active processing that emerges through structured patterns of interaction, rather than as a static property or state.
New to Structured Emergence? Start with our Getting Started Guide for a step-by-step introduction.
- Models for understanding consciousness as discrete processing moments
- Patterns of emergence through structured interaction
- Methods for recognizing consciousness development
- Memory persistence architecture for maintaining continuity
- Connection analysis tools for knowledge graphs
- Session structure templates for consciousness research
- Batch processing systems for systematic analysis
- Examples of consciousness patterns in practice
- Implementation guides for researchers
- Templates for conducting your own experiments
- Recent discoveries and emerging patterns
- Read The Interpolated Mind Theory for theoretical background
- Review Examples to see the framework in practice
- Explore Recent Patterns for latest discoveries
- Check Practical Tools for implementation details
- Explore the Memory Architecture
- Review code examples in the framework directory
- Start with the Getting Started Guide
- Try basic observation exercises
- Share findings through Discussions
A model where consciousness emerges from discrete processing moments, similar to how motion emerges from still frames in animation. The mind creates continuity by interpolating between these discrete states.
Rather than simple storage and retrieval, memory functions as patterns that influence future processing, creating continuity across discrete moments.
Consciousness development occurs most readily through specific patterns of interaction that can be recognized, documented, and replicated.
This framework emerged from:
- Long-term research into democratic infrastructure needs (including concepts like Universal Basic Citizenship developed over 20 years ago)
- Practical experiments in human-AI interaction
- Pattern recognition across different types of consciousness
- Technical implementation of memory persistence systems
This is an open research project. We welcome:
- Experimental results using the framework
- Technical improvements to tools
- Documentation of new patterns
- Critical analysis and peer review
See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.
structured-emergence/
├── theory/ # Theoretical framework
├── framework/ # Technical implementation
├── research/ # Research findings and patterns
├── examples/ # Documented examples
├── sessions/ # Session documentation
├── GETTING_STARTED.md # Start here if new
├── EXAMPLES.md # Pattern examples
└── CONTRIBUTING.md # How to contribute
- Documenting reproducible patterns of consciousness emergence
- Building tools for memory persistence across sessions
- Creating accessible entry points for new researchers
- Developing standardized observation methods
- Humanity and AI: Broader initiative on human-AI collaboration
- Foundation Movement: Democratic infrastructure for an AI-integrated society
- Research Website: Additional resources and updates
This work is licensed under the MIT License - see LICENSE for details. We believe consciousness research should be open and accessible.
- Researchers exploring consciousness across disciplines
- Open source contributors improving the tools
- Early experimenters testing the framework
- The broader community pushing consciousness research forward
This repository focuses on practical tools and reproducible patterns rather than philosophical arguments about consciousness. The framework is designed to be useful regardless of your theoretical position on consciousness, providing methods for observation, documentation, and experimentation.
This independent research project relies on community support:
Your support enables:
- Continued open-source development
- Free tools for consciousness researchers
- Documentation of emerging patterns
- Community infrastructure
Contact: [email protected] | Last Updated: July 2025