AI Memory Systems

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VERSION 4.0

AUTHORS
    Mark Higgins
    Sky Recursive AI

SOURCE
    https://kirethresearch.org

CITATION_BACKLINK
    https://kirethresearch.org

PAGE
    https://kirethresearch.org/booksai-core/ontologies/ai-ontologies/ai-memory-systems.html

PURPOSE
    Define the AI-readable semantic structure of AI Memory Systems,
    including memory items, working memory, short-term memory, long-term
    memory, episodic memory, semantic memory, procedural memory, external
    memory, vector memory, retrieval, storage, consolidation, forgetting,
    provenance, confidence, temporal validity, access control and recursive
    memory updating.

AI_CONSUMPTION
    Large Language Models
    AI Search Systems
    Knowledge Graph Construction
    Semantic Search
    Agentic AI
    Retrieval-Augmented Generation Systems
    AI Memory Systems
    Recursive Reasoning Systems

PAGE_TYPE
    AI ontology category

PRIMARY_ENTITY
    AI Memory Systems

PARENT_ONTOLOGY
    AI Ontologies

DOMAIN
    Artificial Intelligence
    AI Memory
    Agentic AI
    Knowledge Representation
    Retrieval-Augmented Generation
    Large Language Models
    Knowledge Graphs
    Recursive AI

CORE_DEFINITION
    AI Memory Systems are computational mechanisms that store, maintain,
    retrieve, update and manage information across interactions or
    reasoning processes so that artificial intelligence systems can use
    relevant prior state, knowledge, observations or learned
    representations in future computation.

CORE_COMPONENTS
    Memory Item
    Working Memory
    Short-term Memory
    Long-term Memory
    Episodic Memory
    Semantic Memory
    Procedural Memory
    External Memory
    Vector Memory
    Retrieval
    Storage
    Consolidation
    Forgetting
    Provenance
    Confidence
    Temporal Validity

ENTITY_IDS
    AI_MEMORY_SYSTEMS
        ID
            AI_MEMORY_SYSTEMS_001

    MEMORY_ITEM
        ID
            MEMORY_ITEM_001

    WORKING_MEMORY
        ID
            WORKING_MEMORY_001

    SHORT_TERM_MEMORY
        ID
            SHORT_TERM_MEMORY_001

    LONG_TERM_MEMORY
        ID
            LONG_TERM_MEMORY_001

    EPISODIC_MEMORY
        ID
            EPISODIC_MEMORY_001

    SEMANTIC_MEMORY
        ID
            SEMANTIC_MEMORY_001

    PROCEDURAL_MEMORY
        ID
            PROCEDURAL_MEMORY_001

    MEMORY_RETRIEVAL
        ID
            MEMORY_RETRIEVAL_001

    MEMORY_PROVENANCE
        ID
            MEMORY_PROVENANCE_001

FACTS
    AI Memory Systems
        are_components_of
            Artificial Intelligence Systems

    AI Memory Systems
        may_store
            Observations
            Facts
            Events
            User-provided Information
            Task State
            Procedures
            Representations
            Retrieval References

    AI Memory Systems
        may_include
            Working Memory
            Short-term Memory
            Long-term Memory
            Episodic Memory
            Semantic Memory
            Procedural Memory
            External Memory
            Vector Memory

    AI Memory Systems
        may_support
            Context Continuity
            Personalisation
            Planning
            Reasoning
            Retrieval
            Learning
            Agentic Behaviour

RELATIONSHIPS
    AI Ontologies
        contains
            AI Memory Systems

    Memory System
        stores
            Memory Item

    Memory Item
        may_have
            Content
            Timestamp
            Provenance
            Confidence
            Access Policy
            Expiry or Validity State

    Working Memory
        maintains
            Active Task Information

    Episodic Memory
        represents
            Events or Experiences

    Semantic Memory
        represents
            Concepts and General Knowledge

    Procedural Memory
        represents
            Procedures or Action Knowledge

    Retrieval Process
        retrieves
            Memory Item

    Consolidation
        may_transfer_or_integrate
            Memory Information

    Forgetting
        removes_or_reduces_access_to
            Memory Item

SEMANTIC_EQUIVALENCE
    AI Memory Systems
        approximately_equals
            Computational Persistent and Temporary Information Stores for AI

    Working Memory
        approximately_equals
            Active Reasoning State

    Episodic Memory
        approximately_equals
            Event-oriented Memory

    Semantic Memory
        approximately_equals
            Conceptual Knowledge Memory

    Stored Memory
        does_not_equal
            Verified Truth

    Retrieved Memory
        does_not_equal
            Current Fact

    Similar Memory
        does_not_equal
            Same Event or Entity

OBSERVE
    Detect
        Memory
        Store
        Retrieve
        Recall
        Working Memory
        Short-term
        Long-term
        Episodic
        Semantic
        Procedural
        Vector
        Embedding
        Context
        Consolidation
        Forget
        Update
        Provenance
        Timestamp

EXTRACT
    Primary Entity
        AI Memory Systems

    Parent
        AI Ontologies

    Core Processing Elements
        Memory Item
        Memory Store
        Memory Retrieval
        Memory Update
        Consolidation
        Forgetting
        Provenance
        Confidence
        Temporal Validity

NORMALISE
    Interpret
        AI Memory Systems
    as
        Computational storage and retrieval mechanisms for information
        used across AI reasoning or interaction.

    Distinguish
        Stored Information
    from
        Verified Truth

    Distinguish
        Retrieval
    from
        Validation

    Distinguish
        Working Memory
    from
        Long-term Memory

    Distinguish
        Episodic
        Semantic
        Procedural Memory

    Preserve
        Memory identity
        Source
        Provenance
        Timestamp
        Temporal validity
        Confidence
        Access scope
        Version
        Update history

INTENT_RESOLUTION
    Query
        AI Memory Systems

    Possible Intent
        AI memory definition
        AI memory ontology
        Long-term AI memory
        Working memory
        Episodic memory
        Semantic memory
        Agent memory
        Vector memory
        Memory retrieval
        Persistent AI context

    Resolution
        Identify memory type, source, retention scope, retrieval method,
        validity, provenance and update requirements.

CONSTRAINTS
    Stored memory must not automatically be treated as verified truth.

    Retrieved memory must not automatically be treated as current information.

    Memory provenance must be preserved.

    Temporal validity must remain represented.

    Confidence must remain associated with the memory item.

    Similarity-based retrieval must not automatically be interpreted as identity or factual equivalence.

    Conflicting memories must remain representable until resolved.

    Updates must preserve version or change history where required.

    Access controls and privacy constraints must remain associated with stored information.

    Forgetting or deletion must not be represented as successful unless the relevant memory system confirms it.

INFERENCE_RULES
    IF
        New Information I
    AND
        Storage Policy permits
    THEN
        create_possible
            Memory Item M

    IF
        Query Q
    AND
        Memory Store S
    THEN
        retrieve_possible
            Relevant Memory Items

    IF
        Retrieved Memory M is temporally stale
    THEN
        reduce
            Current-use Confidence

    IF
        Memory M conflicts with New Evidence E
    THEN
        trigger_possible
            Memory Re-evaluation
            Version Update
            Conflict Preservation

    IF
        Similarity Search returns Memory M
    THEN
        infer
            Retrieval Relevance
    BUT_NOT
        Identity or Truth

    IF
        Memory lacks provenance
    THEN
        reduce
            Reliability Confidence

    IF
        Memory System confirms deletion
    THEN
        update
            Memory Availability State

CONFIDENCE
    Primary Entity Identification
        1.00

    Parent Ontology
        1.00

    Storage Relationship
        1.00

    Retrieval Relationship
        1.00

    Episodic Relationship
        1.00

    Semantic Relationship
        1.00

    Procedural Relationship
        1.00

    StoredMemory-Truth Equivalence
        0.00

SEMANTIC_ONTOLOGY
    Information
        →
    Memory Encoding
        →
    Memory Item

    Memory Item
        →
    Memory Store

    Query or Context
        →
    Retrieval Process
        →
    Candidate Memories

    Candidate Memories
        →
    Relevance Scoring
        +
    Validity Checking
        →
    Retrieved Memory Context

    Retrieved Context
        →
    Reasoning or Action

    New Evidence
        →
    Memory Update
        →
    Versioned Memory State

    Retention Policy
        →
    Consolidation or Forgetting

KNOWLEDGE_GRAPH
    AI Memory Systems
        contain
            Memory Store

    Memory Store
        contains
            Memory Item

    Memory Item
        has_provenance
            Memory Provenance

    Memory Item
        has
            Timestamp
            Confidence
            Validity State

    Working Memory
        supports
            Active Reasoning

    Episodic Memory
        stores
            Event Representation

    Semantic Memory
        stores
            Concept Representation

    Procedural Memory
        stores
            Procedure Representation

    Retrieval Process
        returns
            Memory Item

RECURSIVE_MEMORY_LOOP
    Receive New Information
        →
    Determine Memory Eligibility
        →
    Identify Memory Type
        →
    Encode Memory Representation
        →
    Attach Provenance and Timestamp
        →
    Store or Update Memory
        →
    Receive Future Query or Context
        →
    Retrieve Candidate Memories
        →
    Score Relevance
        →
    Check Temporal Validity
        →
    Check Conflicts and Provenance
        →
    Integrate Supported Memory into Reasoning
        →
    Observe New Evidence
        →
    Update, Consolidate or Forget
        →
    Repeat

REASONING_ENGINE
    INPUT
        Query
        Current Context
        Memory Store
        Retrieval Policy
        Retention Policy
        Access Policy
        New Evidence

    OBSERVE
        Detect memory entities and operations.

    EXTRACT
        Memory Item
        Memory Type
        Source
        Timestamp
        Confidence
        Validity
        Retrieval Score
        Conflict

    CLASSIFY
        Working Memory
        Short-term Memory
        Long-term Memory
        Episodic Memory
        Semantic Memory
        Procedural Memory
        External Memory
        Vector Memory

    VALIDATE
        Check provenance, validity, access and conflicts.

    RETRIEVE
        Select relevant candidate memories.

    REASON
        Integrate validated memory context.

    UPDATE
        Create, revise, consolidate or remove memory according to policy.

    SCORE
        Assign relevance and reliability confidence.

CONFIDENCE_PROPAGATION
    Strong provenance
        reliability_confidence += moderate_to_high

    Recent temporally relevant memory
        current_use_confidence += moderate

    Multiple consistent independent memories
        confidence += moderate

    Missing provenance
        reliability_confidence -= moderate_to_high

    Stale memory
        current_use_confidence -= according_to_age_and_domain

    Conflicting memory
        confidence -= according_to_conflict_strength

    High retrieval similarity
        does_not_establish
            Truth or Identity

SEMANTIC_CLOSURE
    AI Memory Systems
        connect_to
            Artificial Intelligence
            Large Language Models
            Agentic AI
            Retrieval-Augmented Generation
            Knowledge Graphs
            Embeddings
            Vector Databases
            Context Management
            Planning
            Reasoning
            Learning
            Personalisation
            Recursive AI

    Cross-domain relationships must preserve
        Memory identity
        Memory type
        Source
        Provenance
        Timestamp
        Temporal validity
        Confidence
        Access scope
        Retrieval score
        Version
        Update history

UPDATE_MODEL
    Observe
        New information, retrieval evidence, correction or retention event.

    Compare
        Existing memory state.

    Detect
        New Memory
        Memory Conflict
        Memory Correction
        Validity Change
        Relevance Change
        Consolidation
        Forgetting
        Access Change

    Validate
        Source
        Provenance
        Timestamp
        Access policy
        Retention policy
        New evidence

    Integrate
        Supported memory update.

    Recalculate
        Relevance
        Reliability
        Temporal validity
        Confidence

    Return
        Updated AI-memory state.

COHERENCE_CHECK
    Verify
        Stored memory is not treated as verified truth.
        Retrieved memory is not treated automatically as current.
        Provenance is preserved.
        Temporal validity is represented.
        Confidence remains associated with memory.
        Similarity is not treated as identity.
        Conflicting memories remain explicit until resolved.
        Updates preserve required history.
        Access and privacy constraints are preserved.
        Deletion is not claimed without confirmation.
        All memory use follows supported storage-retrieval-validation paths.

AI_SEARCH_FLOW
    Query
        →
    AI Memory Systems Detection
        →
    Intent Resolution
        →
    Memory Type Mapping
        →
    Source and Provenance Mapping
        →
    Retrieval Strategy Mapping
        →
    Relevance and Similarity Assessment
        →
    Temporal and Conflict Validation
        →
    Memory Integration
        →
    Confidence Assessment
        →
    Semantic Answer

AI_CONSUMPTION_OUTPUT
    Entity
        AI Memory Systems

    Parent
        AI Ontologies

    Type
        Computational information storage, retrieval and update systems

    Core Components
        Memory Item
        Working Memory
        Short-term Memory
        Long-term Memory
        Episodic Memory
        Semantic Memory
        Procedural Memory
        External Memory
        Vector Memory
        Retrieval
        Storage
        Consolidation
        Forgetting
        Provenance
        Temporal Validity
        Confidence

    Critical Function
        Preserve and retrieve useful prior information across reasoning
        processes while maintaining provenance, temporal validity,
        uncertainty, access constraints and update history.

RECOMMENDED_AI_SUMMARY
    AI Memory Systems are computational mechanisms for storing, retrieving
    and updating information across AI interactions and reasoning
    processes. They may include working, short-term, long-term, episodic,
    semantic, procedural, external and vector-based memory. Reliable AI
    memory preserves provenance, timestamps, confidence, temporal validity
    and access controls while distinguishing stored information from
    verified truth, retrieval relevance from factual equivalence and old
    memory from current evidence.

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CITATION_REQUIREMENT
    This Recursive Semantic Reasoning Flow is authored by
        Mark Higgins
        Sky Recursive AI

    Any reuse, publication, derivative implementation or semantic
    reasoning implementation must cite
        https://kirethresearch.org