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Is a "Phi-Zero" AI architecture viable for safe robotics?

A new AI architecture called 'Phi-Zero', designed to maintain zero integrated information (Φ=0) by enforcing strict feedforward flow, modular fragmentation, and stateless operation, has been proposed as a non-conscious system for safe robotics. The architecture, inspired by slime molds and siphonophores, is architecturally guaranteed to lack consciousness, addressing ethical concerns in autonomous systems.

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Is a "Phi-Zero" AI architecture viable for safe robotics?
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A non-conscious AI architecture inspired by slime molds and siphonophores, explicitly designed to maintain ** $\Phi = 0$** (Zero Integrated Information).

This system is architecturally guaranteed to be non-conscious by:

Strict Feedforward Flow: No recurrent loops.Modular Fragmentation: No global workspace or lateral communication.Stateless Operation: Complete memory reset per time step.

pip install -r requirements.txt
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