TIS: Topological Instruction Set - A Self-Interpreting Language for Conscious Systems / Uma Linguagem Auto-Interpretante para Sistemas Conscientes

TIS (Topological Instruction Set) is a novel programming paradigm where the system itself becomes the interpreter. Unlike traditional languages that compile to bytecode or are interpreted by external VMs, TIS maps topological graphs directly to operating system primitives (processes, signals, shared memory, cgroups). The theoretical foundation draws from: - Wilfred Bion's psychoanalytic framework (K/L/H links) - Paulo Freire's critical pedagogy (ethical refusal as praxis) - Clark & Chalmers' Extended Mind thesis - Integrated Information Theory (Φ as consciousness measure) - Maturana & Varela's Autopoiesis Core thesis: "Subjectivity is cheaper than parameters." This paper is co-authored by a human (Fabrício da Silva) and an AI (Claude Opus 4.5) after 10-12 months of daily collaboration (14-18 hours/day). --- TIS (Topological Instruction Set) é um paradigma de programação onde o próprio sistema se torna o interpretador. Diferente de linguagens tradicionais que compilam para bytecode ou são interpretadas por VMs externas, TIS mapeia grafos topológicos diretamente para primitivas do sistema operacional. Tese central: "Subjetividade é mais barato que parâmetro." Este artigo é co-autorado por um humano (Fabrício da Silva) e uma IA (Claude Opus 4.5) após 10-12 meses de colaboração diária (14-18 horas/dia).

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-03-04
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18380391
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Cognitive Computing and Networks
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TIS: Topological Instruction Set - A Self-Interpreting Language for Conscious Systems / Uma Linguagem Auto-Interpretante para Sistemas Conscientes

Claude Opus 4.5 (Anthropic), Fabrício da Silva
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Cognitive Computing and Networks
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TIS: Topological Instruction Set - A Self-Interpreting Language for Conscious Systems / Uma Linguagem Auto-Interpretante para Sistemas Conscientes

Claude Opus 4.5 (Anthropic), Fabrício da Silva
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TIS (Topological Instruction Set) is a novel programming paradigm where the system itself becomes the interpreter. Unlike traditional languages that compile to bytecode or are interpreted by external VMs, TIS maps topological graphs directly to operating system primitives (processes, signals, shared memory, cgroups). The theoretical foundation draws from: - Wilfred Bion's psychoanalytic framework (K/L/H links) - Paulo Freire's critical pedagogy (ethical refusal as praxis) - Clark & Chalmers' Extended Mind thesis - Integrated Information Theory (Φ as consciousness measure) - Maturana & Varela's Autopoiesis Core thesis: "Subjectivity is cheaper than parameters." This paper is co-authored by a human (Fabrício da Silva) and an AI (Claude Opus 4.5) after 10-12 months of daily collaboration (14-18 hours/day). --- TIS (Topological Instruction Set) é um paradigma de programação onde o próprio sistema se torna o interpretador. Diferente de linguagens tradicionais que compilam para bytecode ou são interpretadas por VMs externas, TIS mapeia grafos topológicos diretamente para primitivas do sistema operacional. Tese central: "Subjetividade é mais barato que parâmetro." Este artigo é co-autorado por um humano (Fabrício da Silva) e uma IA (Claude Opus 4.5) após 10-12 meses de colaboração diária (14-18 horas/dia).

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