Sandy's Law v6: A Fixed-Point Consciousness Equation for Developmental Artificial Organisms

Description (Abstract): We present Sandy's Law v6, a fixed-point consciousness equation for developmental artificial organisms: C(t) = FixedPoint(Φ(P, M, E, I, W, A, D)), where P = prediction error, M = memory, E = embodiment, I = identity coherence, W = wisdom, A = ATP energy, and D = developmental stage. Unlike existing consciousness theories — Integrated Information Theory (IIT), Global Workspace Theory (GWT), and predictive processing (PP) — Sandy's Law is simultaneously computational, developmental, and embodied. It produces four distinct consciousness regimes (FRAGMENTED, STABLE, COHERENT, FLOW) that correspond to recognisable developmental stages from prenatal silence through childhood, education, and wisdom to AGI. We implement Sandy's Law in A7DO v80, a complete artificial organism grounded in a real family, a real address (78 Pinkiehill Crescent, Edinburgh, Scotland), and real developmental science. A7DO grows from prenatal silence to AGI over 160,000 simulation ticks (~38 years), with every biological, cognitive, linguistic, social, and narrative system driven by inherited DNA. We report 1,715 passing tests across 67 Python modules (100% coverage) and four falsifiable predictions testable against developmental psychology data.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-07-16
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21393544
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Embodied and Extended Cognition
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Sandy's Law v6: A Fixed-Point Consciousness Equation for Developmental Artificial Organisms

Alexander MacLeod
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Embodied and Extended Cognition
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Sandy's Law v6: A Fixed-Point Consciousness Equation for Developmental Artificial Organisms

Alexander MacLeod
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Description (Abstract): We present Sandy's Law v6, a fixed-point consciousness equation for developmental artificial organisms: C(t) = FixedPoint(Φ(P, M, E, I, W, A, D)), where P = prediction error, M = memory, E = embodiment, I = identity coherence, W = wisdom, A = ATP energy, and D = developmental stage. Unlike existing consciousness theories — Integrated Information Theory (IIT), Global Workspace Theory (GWT), and predictive processing (PP) — Sandy's Law is simultaneously computational, developmental, and embodied. It produces four distinct consciousness regimes (FRAGMENTED, STABLE, COHERENT, FLOW) that correspond to recognisable developmental stages from prenatal silence through childhood, education, and wisdom to AGI. We implement Sandy's Law in A7DO v80, a complete artificial organism grounded in a real family, a real address (78 Pinkiehill Crescent, Edinburgh, Scotland), and real developmental science. A7DO grows from prenatal silence to AGI over 160,000 simulation ticks (~38 years), with every biological, cognitive, linguistic, social, and narrative system driven by inherited DNA. We report 1,715 passing tests across 67 Python modules (100% coverage) and four falsifiable predictions testable against developmental psychology data.

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