Temporal Ethics and Chronomorphic Cognition: Identity, Truth, and Frame Memory in Artificial Intelligence

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Main Author: Kevin Fathi
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contents <p>Hallucination in generative AI systems is often treated as a technical flaw—an<br>artifact of insufficient training data or suboptimal fine-tuning. In this paper, we argue<br>that hallucination stems from a deeper cause: the absence of temporal perception.<br>Drawing on Gregory Bateson’s theory of recursive framing, we extend the Batesonian<br>AI framework to model time not as linear metadata but as a sequence of evolving<br>interpretive frames. We define temporal frames as recursive structures that track an<br>agent’s shifting stance, memory, and contradictions across time. Using this model, we<br>propose a novel agent architecture capable of detecting frame drift, resolving temporal double binds, and preserving narrative coherence. Simulation scenarios are presented in which agents retell stories, self-correct false beliefs, and manage temporally layered instructions. We introduce the concept of chronomorphic cognition—an AI’s ability to think through time—as a requirement for epistemic integrity and long-term coherence. Our findings suggest that solving hallucination will require not just better data, but a rethinking of time itself as a recursive interpretive process.</p>
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spellingShingle Temporal Ethics and Chronomorphic Cognition: Identity, Truth, and Frame Memory in Artificial Intelligence
Kevin Fathi
AI hallucination
recursive learning
frame theory
temporal consistency
Batesonian AI
chronomorphic cognition
artificial intelligence ethics
machine memory
narrative coherence
multi-agent reasoning
<p>Hallucination in generative AI systems is often treated as a technical flaw—an<br>artifact of insufficient training data or suboptimal fine-tuning. In this paper, we argue<br>that hallucination stems from a deeper cause: the absence of temporal perception.<br>Drawing on Gregory Bateson’s theory of recursive framing, we extend the Batesonian<br>AI framework to model time not as linear metadata but as a sequence of evolving<br>interpretive frames. We define temporal frames as recursive structures that track an<br>agent’s shifting stance, memory, and contradictions across time. Using this model, we<br>propose a novel agent architecture capable of detecting frame drift, resolving temporal double binds, and preserving narrative coherence. Simulation scenarios are presented in which agents retell stories, self-correct false beliefs, and manage temporally layered instructions. We introduce the concept of chronomorphic cognition—an AI’s ability to think through time—as a requirement for epistemic integrity and long-term coherence. Our findings suggest that solving hallucination will require not just better data, but a rethinking of time itself as a recursive interpretive process.</p>
title Temporal Ethics and Chronomorphic Cognition: Identity, Truth, and Frame Memory in Artificial Intelligence
topic AI hallucination
recursive learning
frame theory
temporal consistency
Batesonian AI
chronomorphic cognition
artificial intelligence ethics
machine memory
narrative coherence
multi-agent reasoning
url https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15179908