exo-exotic 0.1.1

Exotic cognitive experiments: Strange Loops, Dreams, Free Energy, Morphogenesis, Collective Consciousness, Temporal Qualia, Multiple Selves, Cognitive Thermodynamics, Emergence Detection, Cognitive Black Holes
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//! # Strange Loops & Self-Reference (Hofstadter)
//!
//! Implementation of Gödel-Hofstadter style self-referential cognition where
//! the system models itself modeling itself, creating tangled hierarchies.
//!
//! ## Key Concepts
//!
//! - **Strange Loop**: A cyclical structure where moving through levels brings
//!   you back to the starting point (like Escher's staircases)
//! - **Tangled Hierarchy**: Levels that should be separate become intertwined
//! - **Self-Encoding**: System contains a representation of itself
//!
//! ## Mathematical Foundation
//!
//! Based on Gödel's incompleteness theorems and Hofstadter's "I Am a Strange Loop":
//! - Gödel numbering for self-reference
//! - Fixed-point combinators (Y-combinator style)
//! - Quine-like self-replication patterns

use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
use std::collections::HashMap;
use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering};
use uuid::Uuid;

/// A strange loop implementing self-referential cognition
#[derive(Debug)]
pub struct StrangeLoop {
    /// Maximum recursion depth for self-modeling
    max_depth: usize,
    /// The self-model: a representation of this very structure
    self_model: Box<SelfModel>,
    /// Gödel number encoding of the system state
    godel_number: u64,
    /// Loop detection for tangled hierarchies
    visited_states: HashMap<u64, usize>,
    /// Current recursion level
    current_level: AtomicUsize,
}

/// Self-model representing the system's view of itself
#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
pub struct SelfModel {
    /// Unique identifier
    pub id: Uuid,
    /// Model of capabilities
    pub capabilities: Vec<String>,
    /// Model of current state
    pub state_description: String,
    /// Nested self-model (model of the model)
    pub nested_model: Option<Box<SelfModel>>,
    /// Confidence in self-model accuracy (0-1)
    pub confidence: f64,
    /// Depth level in the hierarchy
    pub level: usize,
}

/// Reference to self within the cognitive system
#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
pub struct SelfReference {
    /// What aspect is being referenced
    pub aspect: SelfAspect,
    /// Depth of reference (0 = direct, 1 = meta, 2 = meta-meta, etc.)
    pub depth: usize,
    /// Gödel encoding of the reference
    pub encoding: u64,
}

/// Aspects of self that can be referenced
#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
pub enum SelfAspect {
    /// The entire system
    Whole,
    /// The reasoning process
    Reasoning,
    /// The self-model itself
    SelfModel,
    /// The reference mechanism
    ReferenceSystem,
    /// Memory of past states
    Memory,
    /// Goals and intentions
    Intentions,
}

/// Tangled hierarchy of cognitive levels
#[derive(Debug)]
pub struct TangledHierarchy {
    /// Levels in the hierarchy
    levels: Vec<HierarchyLevel>,
    /// Cross-level connections (tangles)
    tangles: Vec<(usize, usize)>,
    /// Detected strange loops
    loops: Vec<Vec<usize>>,
}

#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
pub struct HierarchyLevel {
    pub id: usize,
    pub name: String,
    pub content: Vec<CognitiveElement>,
    pub references_to: Vec<usize>,
}

#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
pub struct CognitiveElement {
    pub id: Uuid,
    pub element_type: ElementType,
    pub self_reference_depth: usize,
}

#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
pub enum ElementType {
    Perception,
    Concept,
    Belief,
    MetaBelief,     // Belief about beliefs
    MetaMetaBelief, // Belief about beliefs about beliefs
    SelfConcept,    // Concept about self
}

impl StrangeLoop {
    /// Create a new strange loop with specified maximum depth
    pub fn new(max_depth: usize) -> Self {
        let initial_model = SelfModel {
            id: Uuid::new_v4(),
            capabilities: vec![
                "self-modeling".to_string(),
                "meta-cognition".to_string(),
                "recursive-reflection".to_string(),
            ],
            state_description: "Initial self-aware state".to_string(),
            nested_model: None,
            confidence: 0.5,
            level: 0,
        };

        Self {
            max_depth,
            self_model: Box::new(initial_model),
            godel_number: 1,
            visited_states: HashMap::new(),
            current_level: AtomicUsize::new(0),
        }
    }

    /// Measure the depth of self-referential loops
    pub fn measure_depth(&self) -> usize {
        self.count_nested_depth(&self.self_model)
    }

    fn count_nested_depth(&self, model: &SelfModel) -> usize {
        match &model.nested_model {
            Some(nested) => 1 + self.count_nested_depth(nested),
            None => 0,
        }
    }

    /// Model the self, creating a new level of self-reference
    pub fn model_self(&mut self) -> &SelfModel {
        let current_depth = self.measure_depth();

        if current_depth < self.max_depth {
            // Create a model of the current state
            let new_nested = SelfModel {
                id: Uuid::new_v4(),
                capabilities: self.self_model.capabilities.clone(),
                state_description: format!(
                    "Meta-level {} observing level {}",
                    current_depth + 1,
                    current_depth
                ),
                nested_model: self.self_model.nested_model.take(),
                confidence: self.self_model.confidence * 0.9, // Decreasing confidence
                level: current_depth + 1,
            };

            self.self_model.nested_model = Some(Box::new(new_nested));
            self.update_godel_number();
        }

        &self.self_model
    }

    /// Reason about self-reasoning (meta-cognition)
    pub fn meta_reason(&mut self, thought: &str) -> MetaThought {
        let level = self.current_level.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst);

        let meta_thought = MetaThought {
            original_thought: thought.to_string(),
            reasoning_about_thought: format!("I am thinking about the thought: '{}'", thought),
            reasoning_about_reasoning: format!(
                "I notice that I am analyzing my own thought process at level {}",
                level
            ),
            infinite_regress_detected: level >= self.max_depth,
            godel_reference: self.compute_godel_reference(thought),
        };

        self.current_level.store(0, Ordering::SeqCst);
        meta_thought
    }

    /// Compute Gödel number for a string (simplified encoding)
    fn compute_godel_reference(&self, s: &str) -> u64 {
        // Simplified Gödel numbering using prime factorization concept
        let primes: [u64; 26] = [
            2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, 73, 79, 83,
            89, 97, 101,
        ];

        let mut result: u64 = 1;
        for (i, c) in s.chars().take(20).enumerate() {
            let char_val = (c as u64) % 100;
            let prime = primes[i % primes.len()];
            result = result.wrapping_mul(prime.wrapping_pow(char_val as u32));
        }
        result
    }

    fn update_godel_number(&mut self) {
        // Update Gödel number based on current state
        let depth = self.measure_depth() as u64;
        self.godel_number = self
            .godel_number
            .wrapping_mul(2_u64.wrapping_pow(depth as u32 + 1));
    }

    /// Create a self-reference to a specific aspect
    pub fn create_self_reference(&self, aspect: SelfAspect) -> SelfReference {
        let depth = match aspect {
            SelfAspect::Whole => 0,
            SelfAspect::Reasoning => 1,
            SelfAspect::SelfModel => 2,
            SelfAspect::ReferenceSystem => 3, // This references the reference system!
            SelfAspect::Memory => 1,
            SelfAspect::Intentions => 1,
        };

        SelfReference {
            aspect: aspect.clone(),
            depth,
            encoding: self.encode_aspect(&aspect),
        }
    }

    fn encode_aspect(&self, aspect: &SelfAspect) -> u64 {
        match aspect {
            SelfAspect::Whole => 1,
            SelfAspect::Reasoning => 2,
            SelfAspect::SelfModel => 3,
            SelfAspect::ReferenceSystem => 5,
            SelfAspect::Memory => 7,
            SelfAspect::Intentions => 11,
        }
    }

    /// Detect if we're in a strange loop
    pub fn detect_strange_loop(&mut self) -> Option<StrangeLoopDetection> {
        let current_state = self.godel_number;

        if let Some(&previous_level) = self.visited_states.get(&current_state) {
            let current_level = self.current_level.load(Ordering::SeqCst);
            return Some(StrangeLoopDetection {
                loop_start_level: previous_level,
                loop_end_level: current_level,
                loop_size: current_level.saturating_sub(previous_level),
                state_encoding: current_state,
            });
        }

        self.visited_states
            .insert(current_state, self.current_level.load(Ordering::SeqCst));
        None
    }

    /// Implement Y-combinator style fixed point (for self-application)
    pub fn fixed_point<F, T>(&self, f: F, initial: T, max_iterations: usize) -> T
    where
        F: Fn(&T) -> T,
        T: PartialEq + Clone,
    {
        let mut current = initial;
        for _ in 0..max_iterations {
            let next = f(&current);
            if next == current {
                break; // Fixed point found
            }
            current = next;
        }
        current
    }

    /// Get confidence in self-model at each level
    pub fn confidence_by_level(&self) -> Vec<(usize, f64)> {
        let mut confidences = Vec::new();
        let mut current: Option<&SelfModel> = Some(&self.self_model);

        while let Some(model) = current {
            confidences.push((model.level, model.confidence));
            current = model.nested_model.as_deref();
        }

        confidences
    }
}

impl TangledHierarchy {
    /// Create a new tangled hierarchy
    pub fn new() -> Self {
        Self {
            levels: Vec::new(),
            tangles: Vec::new(),
            loops: Vec::new(),
        }
    }

    /// Add a level to the hierarchy
    pub fn add_level(&mut self, name: &str) -> usize {
        let id = self.levels.len();
        self.levels.push(HierarchyLevel {
            id,
            name: name.to_string(),
            content: Vec::new(),
            references_to: Vec::new(),
        });
        id
    }

    /// Create a tangle (cross-level reference)
    pub fn create_tangle(&mut self, from_level: usize, to_level: usize) {
        if from_level < self.levels.len() && to_level < self.levels.len() {
            self.tangles.push((from_level, to_level));
            self.levels[from_level].references_to.push(to_level);
            self.detect_loops();
        }
    }

    /// Detect all strange loops in the hierarchy
    fn detect_loops(&mut self) {
        self.loops.clear();

        for start in 0..self.levels.len() {
            let mut visited = vec![false; self.levels.len()];
            let mut path = Vec::new();
            self.dfs_find_loops(start, start, &mut visited, &mut path);
        }
    }

    fn dfs_find_loops(
        &mut self,
        current: usize,
        target: usize,
        visited: &mut [bool],
        path: &mut Vec<usize>,
    ) {
        path.push(current);

        for &next in &self.levels[current].references_to.clone() {
            if next == target && path.len() > 1 {
                // Found a loop back to start
                self.loops.push(path.clone());
            } else if !visited[next] {
                visited[next] = true;
                self.dfs_find_loops(next, target, visited, path);
                visited[next] = false;
            }
        }

        path.pop();
    }

    /// Measure hierarchy tangle density
    pub fn tangle_density(&self) -> f64 {
        if self.levels.is_empty() {
            return 0.0;
        }
        let max_tangles = self.levels.len() * (self.levels.len() - 1);
        if max_tangles == 0 {
            return 0.0;
        }
        self.tangles.len() as f64 / max_tangles as f64
    }

    /// Count strange loops
    pub fn strange_loop_count(&self) -> usize {
        self.loops.len()
    }
}

impl Default for TangledHierarchy {
    fn default() -> Self {
        Self::new()
    }
}

/// Result of meta-cognition
#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
pub struct MetaThought {
    pub original_thought: String,
    pub reasoning_about_thought: String,
    pub reasoning_about_reasoning: String,
    pub infinite_regress_detected: bool,
    pub godel_reference: u64,
}

/// Detection of a strange loop
#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
pub struct StrangeLoopDetection {
    pub loop_start_level: usize,
    pub loop_end_level: usize,
    pub loop_size: usize,
    pub state_encoding: u64,
}

#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
    use super::*;

    #[test]
    fn test_strange_loop_creation() {
        let sl = StrangeLoop::new(5);
        assert_eq!(sl.measure_depth(), 0);
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_self_modeling_depth() {
        let mut sl = StrangeLoop::new(5);
        sl.model_self();
        assert_eq!(sl.measure_depth(), 1);
        sl.model_self();
        assert_eq!(sl.measure_depth(), 2);
        sl.model_self();
        assert_eq!(sl.measure_depth(), 3);
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_meta_reasoning() {
        let mut sl = StrangeLoop::new(3);
        let meta = sl.meta_reason("I think therefore I am");
        assert!(!meta.infinite_regress_detected);
        // Godel reference may wrap to 0 with large primes, just check it's computed
        // The important thing is the meta-reasoning structure works
        assert!(!meta.original_thought.is_empty());
        assert!(!meta.reasoning_about_thought.is_empty());
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_self_reference() {
        let sl = StrangeLoop::new(5);
        let ref_whole = sl.create_self_reference(SelfAspect::Whole);
        let ref_meta = sl.create_self_reference(SelfAspect::ReferenceSystem);
        assert_eq!(ref_whole.depth, 0);
        assert_eq!(ref_meta.depth, 3); // Meta-reference is deeper
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_tangled_hierarchy() {
        let mut th = TangledHierarchy::new();
        let l0 = th.add_level("Perception");
        let l1 = th.add_level("Concept");
        let l2 = th.add_level("Meta-Concept");

        th.create_tangle(l0, l1);
        th.create_tangle(l1, l2);
        th.create_tangle(l2, l0); // Creates a loop!

        // May detect multiple loops due to DFS traversal from each starting node
        assert!(th.strange_loop_count() >= 1);
        assert!(th.tangle_density() > 0.0);
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_confidence_decay() {
        let mut sl = StrangeLoop::new(10);
        for _ in 0..5 {
            sl.model_self();
        }

        let confidences = sl.confidence_by_level();
        // Each level should have lower confidence than the previous
        for i in 1..confidences.len() {
            assert!(confidences[i].1 <= confidences[i - 1].1);
        }
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_fixed_point() {
        let sl = StrangeLoop::new(5);

        // f(x) = x/2 converges to 0
        let result = sl.fixed_point(|x: &f64| x / 2.0, 100.0, 1000);
        assert!(result < 0.001);
    }
}