Module insight_loop_prevention

codex_memory::memory

Module insight_loop_prevention 

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Insight Loop Prevention and Quality Control

This module implements sophisticated algorithms to prevent insight generation loops, detect duplicate or low-quality insights, and maintain cognitive system stability.

§Cognitive Science Foundation

§Research Basis

  1. Circular Reasoning Prevention (Rips, 1994): Avoid self-referential reasoning loops
  2. Novelty Detection (Boden, 2004): Ensure insights provide genuine new knowledge
  3. Coherence Checking (Thagard, 2000): Validate logical consistency of insights
  4. Semantic Satiation (Severance & Washburn, 1907): Prevent concept degradation through repetition
  5. Forgetting for Creativity (Storm & Angello, 2010): Strategic forgetting enhances innovation

§Prevention Mechanisms

§1. Semantic Fingerprinting

  • Hash insight concepts and relationships
  • Detect near-duplicate insights with configurable similarity thresholds
  • Track concept evolution over time

§2. Causal Chain Analysis

  • Map insight derivation paths
  • Detect circular dependencies in reasoning
  • Enforce maximum inference depth

§3. Quality Validation

  • Evidence strength assessment
  • Coherence scoring
  • Novelty quantification
  • Predictive power evaluation

§4. Temporal Cooling

  • Cooldown periods between similar insight types
  • Exponential backoff for failed insight attempts
  • Strategic forgetting of low-quality insights

§5. Diversity Enforcement

  • Encourage insight type diversity
  • Penalize over-representation of specific patterns
  • Reward novel insight combinations

Structs§

CausalNode
Causal chain node for dependency tracking
InsightTrackingEntry
Insight tracking entry for loop prevention
LoopDetectionResult
Loop detection result
LoopPreventionConfig
Configuration for insight loop prevention
LoopPreventionEngine
Main loop prevention engine
PreventionStatistics
Statistics about the prevention system
QualityAssessment
Quality assessment result
SemanticFingerprint
Semantic fingerprint for insight deduplication

Enums§

LoopSeverity
Severity levels for detected loops
LoopType
Types of loops that can be detected
PreventionAction
Actions to take when loops are detected