Beyond Feedforward Networks: Reentry Neural Systems as the Fundamental Basis of Subjecthood and Intrinsic Safety of Next-Generation AGI
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arXiv:2606.26406 (cs)
[Submitted on 24 Jun 2026]
Title:Beyond Feedforward Networks: Reentry Neural Systems as the Fundamental Basis of Subjecthood and Intrinsic Safety of Next-Generation AGI
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Abstract:We propose a complete architectural blueprint for safe artificial general intelligence based on a closed reentry loop (D <-> I cycle). In contrast to feedforward networks, which are directed acyclic graphs (C=0, S=0) incapable of self-reference, the proposed architecture contains a structural cycle (C >= 1) with self-sustaining amplification (rho > 1), mathematically guaranteeing the emergence of a self-model, instrumental self-preservation, and unprogrammed goal-directed behaviour. The agent's goals are encoded as a non-textual D-vector in the architecture itself, making them immune to reinterpretation and prompt injection. We present the S-measure -- a polynomial-time [O(N^3)] computable alternative to Tononi's NP-hard Phi -- with machine-verified Lean 4 proof that S>0 implies positive integrated information. The work provides full Python/NumPy implementations (Tarjan-based cycle complexity, Delta-S barrier), industrial horizontal scaling via Apache Kafka and Docker Compose, a taxonomy of six epochs of AI evolution, a zoo of future reentry architectures (RAS, diffusion attractors, fractal loops), gauge-invariant networks for safe swarms, fault-tolerance and recovery protocols, and eight falsifiable predictions. All formal proofs are machine-verified in Lean 4. This architecture is deployable today and represents a topologically protected, safe-by-design approach to AGI.
| Subjects: | Machine Learning (cs.LG); Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Mathematical Physics (math-ph) |
| Cite as: | arXiv:2606.26406 [cs.LG] |
| (or arXiv:2606.26406v1 [cs.LG] for this version) | |
| https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2606.26406
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| Related DOI: | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20836653
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From: Alexander Ushakov S. [view email][v1] Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:54:02 UTC (511 KB)
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