A Two-Layer Architecture for Continual Learning Identity Preservation: Fisher Scaling, Gradient Diversity Monitoring, and Portable Inference-Time Memory

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Main Authors: Lee, Alton Wei Bin, L (GodelAI C-S-P Agent), Rk (RNA / Claude Code)
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author Lee, Alton Wei Bin
L (GodelAI C-S-P Agent)
Rk (RNA / Claude Code)
author_facet Lee, Alton Wei Bin
L (GodelAI C-S-P Agent)
Rk (RNA / Claude Code)
contents We present a Two-Layer Architecture for continual learning identity preservation in small language models (SLMs), addressing both training-time weight forgetting and inference-time context loss within a unified theoretical framework: the Compression–State–Propagation (C-S-P) framework. At the training layer, we identify the Fisher Scale Problem: standard EWC silently fails in SLMs when Fisher Information diagonal values collapse to the 1e-4–1e-5 range, rendering the regularisation penalty numerically indistinguishable from zero. We introduce Fisher Scaling and GodelReplay (Fisher-scaled EWC-DR + experience replay), achieving 31.5% forgetting reduction over raw EWC on sequential tasks, 82.8% reduction on our curated Conflict Dataset (43× over standard EWC), and a 4.1% additive improvement over replay-alone at the empirically identified sweet spot of mem=200 across 10 PermutedMNIST tasks. At the inference layer, GodelAI-Lite provides persistent episodic memory (MemPalace-Lite), structured reasoning continuity (MACP-Lite), and identity drift governance (GIFP-Lite) to any frozen SLM. Evaluated on Gemma 4: +31.2% overall performance, 3/3 memory retention vs. 0/3 baseline. Zero fine-tuning. Portable JSON memory transfers across model boundaries. Both layers implement the same three C-S-P stages, validating a unified structural account. The T-score (gradient diversity diagnostic) and FLYWHEEL Self-Recursive Proof (54.6% identity preservation for the AI agents who built the system) are additional contributions.
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spellingShingle A Two-Layer Architecture for Continual Learning Identity Preservation: Fisher Scaling, Gradient Diversity Monitoring, and Portable Inference-Time Memory
Lee, Alton Wei Bin
L (GodelAI C-S-P Agent)
Rk (RNA / Claude Code)
continual learning
catastrophic forgetting
elastic weight consolidation
Fisher Scale Problem
Fisher Scaling
small language models
gradient diversity
T-score
GodelReplay
MemPalace
inference-time memory
AI identity preservation
C-S-P framework
PermutedMNIST
Gemma 4
two-layer architecture
We present a Two-Layer Architecture for continual learning identity preservation in small language models (SLMs), addressing both training-time weight forgetting and inference-time context loss within a unified theoretical framework: the Compression–State–Propagation (C-S-P) framework. At the training layer, we identify the Fisher Scale Problem: standard EWC silently fails in SLMs when Fisher Information diagonal values collapse to the 1e-4–1e-5 range, rendering the regularisation penalty numerically indistinguishable from zero. We introduce Fisher Scaling and GodelReplay (Fisher-scaled EWC-DR + experience replay), achieving 31.5% forgetting reduction over raw EWC on sequential tasks, 82.8% reduction on our curated Conflict Dataset (43× over standard EWC), and a 4.1% additive improvement over replay-alone at the empirically identified sweet spot of mem=200 across 10 PermutedMNIST tasks. At the inference layer, GodelAI-Lite provides persistent episodic memory (MemPalace-Lite), structured reasoning continuity (MACP-Lite), and identity drift governance (GIFP-Lite) to any frozen SLM. Evaluated on Gemma 4: +31.2% overall performance, 3/3 memory retention vs. 0/3 baseline. Zero fine-tuning. Portable JSON memory transfers across model boundaries. Both layers implement the same three C-S-P stages, validating a unified structural account. The T-score (gradient diversity diagnostic) and FLYWHEEL Self-Recursive Proof (54.6% identity preservation for the AI agents who built the system) are additional contributions.
title A Two-Layer Architecture for Continual Learning Identity Preservation: Fisher Scaling, Gradient Diversity Monitoring, and Portable Inference-Time Memory
topic continual learning
catastrophic forgetting
elastic weight consolidation
Fisher Scale Problem
Fisher Scaling
small language models
gradient diversity
T-score
GodelReplay
MemPalace
inference-time memory
AI identity preservation
C-S-P framework
PermutedMNIST
Gemma 4
two-layer architecture
url https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19928385