AI Memory Ontology

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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/ai-memory-ontology.html

PURPOSE
    Define a formal AI-readable ontology for AI Memory, including memory
    items, memory stores, encoding, storage, retrieval, working memory,
    short-term memory, long-term memory, episodic memory, semantic memory,
    procedural memory, external memory, vector memory, consolidation,
    forgetting, provenance, confidence, temporal validity, access control,
    conflict resolution 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 Memory ontology

PRIMARY_ENTITY
    AI Memory

PARENT_ONTOLOGY
    AI Memory Systems

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

CORE_DEFINITION
    AI Memory is a computational representation and management mechanism
    through which an artificial intelligence system stores, retrieves,
    updates and applies information from prior observations, interactions,
    knowledge states or reasoning processes to future computation.

ENTITY_IDS
    AI_MEMORY
        ID
            AI_MEMORY_001

    MEMORY_ITEM
        ID
            AI_MEMORY_ITEM_001

    MEMORY_STORE
        ID
            AI_MEMORY_STORE_001

    MEMORY_ENCODING
        ID
            MEMORY_ENCODING_001

    MEMORY_RETRIEVAL
        ID
            AI_MEMORY_RETRIEVAL_001

    MEMORY_TYPE
        ID
            MEMORY_TYPE_001

    MEMORY_PROVENANCE
        ID
            AI_MEMORY_PROVENANCE_001

    MEMORY_TIMESTAMP
        ID
            MEMORY_TIMESTAMP_001

    MEMORY_CONFIDENCE
        ID
            MEMORY_CONFIDENCE_001

    TEMPORAL_VALIDITY
        ID
            MEMORY_TEMPORAL_VALIDITY_001

    MEMORY_ACCESS_POLICY
        ID
            MEMORY_ACCESS_POLICY_001

FACTS
    AI Memory
        is_a_component_of
            AI Memory Systems

    AI Memory
        may_store
            Observation
            Fact Representation
            Event Representation
            Task State
            User-provided Information
            Procedure
            Semantic Representation
            Retrieval Reference

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

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

RELATIONSHIPS
    AI Memory Systems
        contains
            AI Memory Ontology

    AI Memory
        contains_or_manages
            Memory Item

    Memory Item
        stored_in
            Memory Store

    Memory Item
        encoded_by
            Memory Encoding

    Memory Item
        has
            Memory Type
            Memory Provenance
            Memory Timestamp
            Memory Confidence
            Temporal Validity
            Memory Access Policy

    Memory Retrieval
        accesses
            Memory Store

    Memory Retrieval
        returns
            Candidate Memory Item

    Consolidation
        integrates
            Memory Information

    Forgetting
        removes_or_reduces_access_to
            Memory Item

    Memory Update
        modifies
            Memory Item State

SEMANTIC_EQUIVALENCE
    AI Memory
        approximately_equals
            Computationally Managed Prior Information for AI Use

    Memory Item
        approximately_equals
            Stored Information Unit

    Memory Retrieval
        approximately_equals
            Selection of Stored Information for Current Use

    Stored Memory
        does_not_equal
            Verified Truth

    Retrieved Memory
        does_not_equal
            Current Fact

    Similar Memory
        does_not_equal
            Same Event or Entity

    Memory Confidence
        does_not_equal
            Certainty

OBSERVE
    Detect
        AI Memory
        Memory Item
        Store
        Encode
        Retrieve
        Recall
        Working Memory
        Short-term
        Long-term
        Episodic
        Semantic
        Procedural
        Vector
        External
        Consolidation
        Forgetting
        Provenance
        Timestamp
        Confidence

EXTRACT
    Primary Entity
        AI Memory

    Parent
        AI Memory Systems

    Core Components
        Memory Item
        Memory Store
        Memory Encoding
        Memory Retrieval
        Memory Type
        Memory Provenance
        Memory Timestamp
        Memory Confidence
        Temporal Validity
        Memory Access Policy

NORMALISE
    Interpret
        AI Memory
    as
        Managed computational information retained for future AI use.

    Distinguish
        Stored Memory
    from
        Verified Truth

    Distinguish
        Retrieved Memory
    from
        Current Evidence

    Distinguish
        Memory Relevance
    from
        Factual Correctness

    Distinguish
        Memory Update
    from
        Memory Creation

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

INTENT_RESOLUTION
    Query
        AI Memory

    Possible Intent
        AI memory definition
        AI memory ontology
        Persistent AI memory
        Long-term memory
        Working memory
        Episodic memory
        Semantic memory
        Agent memory
        Vector memory
        AI recall

    Resolution
        Identify memory type, source, retention scope, retrieval method,
        temporal validity, provenance and access constraints.

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

    Retrieved memory must not automatically be treated as current evidence.

    Memory provenance must be preserved.

    Timestamps and temporal validity must remain represented.

    Confidence must remain associated with the correct memory item.

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

    Conflicting memory items must remain representable until resolved.

    Memory updates must preserve required version or change history.

    Access and privacy constraints must remain associated with stored information.

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

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

    IF
        Memory Item M is created
    THEN
        attach
            Provenance
            Timestamp
            Memory Type
            Confidence
            Access Policy

    IF
        Query Q
    AND
        Memory Store S
    THEN
        retrieve_possible
            Candidate Memories relevant to Q

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

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

    IF
        Similarity Search retrieves M
    THEN
        infer
            Potential Relevance
    BUT_NOT
        Identity or Truth

    IF
        Memory System confirms forgetting or deletion
    THEN
        update
            Memory Availability State

CONFIDENCE
    Primary Entity Identification
        1.00

    Parent Ontology
        1.00

    Memory Item Relationship
        1.00

    Storage Relationship
        1.00

    Retrieval Relationship
        1.00

    Provenance Relationship
        1.00

    Temporal Validity Relationship
        1.00

    StoredMemory-Truth Equivalence
        0.00

SEMANTIC_ONTOLOGY
    Information
        →
    Memory Encoding
        →
    Memory Item

    Memory Item
        →
    Memory Store

    Query or Current Context
        →
    Memory Retrieval
        →
    Candidate Memories

    Candidate Memories
        →
    Relevance Scoring
        +
    Access Validation
        +
    Temporal Validation
        →
    Retrieved Memory Context

    Retrieved Context
        →
    Reasoning or Action

    New Evidence
        →
    Memory Re-evaluation
        →
    Updated Memory State

    Retention Policy
        →
    Consolidation
        or
    Forgetting

KNOWLEDGE_GRAPH
    AI Memory
        manages
            Memory Item

    Memory Item
        stored_in
            Memory Store

    Memory Item
        has_type
            Memory Type

    Memory Item
        has_provenance
            Memory Provenance

    Memory Item
        has_timestamp
            Memory Timestamp

    Memory Item
        has_confidence
            Memory Confidence

    Memory Item
        has_validity
            Temporal Validity

    Memory Retrieval
        returns
            Memory Item

RECURSIVE_MEMORY_LOOP
    Receive Information
        →
    Evaluate Storage Eligibility
        →
    Determine Memory Type
        →
    Encode Memory
        →
    Attach Provenance, Timestamp and Confidence
        →
    Apply Access Policy
        →
    Store or Update Memory Item
        →
    Receive Future Query or Context
        →
    Retrieve Candidate Memories
        →
    Score Relevance
        →
    Validate Access and Temporal State
        →
    Check Conflicts
        →
    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 AI-memory entities and operations.

    EXTRACT
        Memory Item
        Memory Type
        Content
        Source
        Provenance
        Timestamp
        Confidence
        Validity
        Conflict

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

    VALIDATE
        Check provenance, access, temporal validity and conflicts.

    RETRIEVE
        Select relevant candidate memories.

    REASON
        Integrate validated memory context.

    UPDATE
        Create, revise, consolidate or forget 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
        connects_to
            AI Memory Systems
            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
        Content
        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 evidence.
        Provenance is preserved.
        Timestamps and temporal validity are represented.
        Confidence remains associated with correct memory.
        Similarity is not treated as identity.
        Conflicting memories remain explicit until resolved.
        Updates preserve required history.
        Access and privacy constraints are preserved.
        Forgetting or deletion is not claimed without confirmation.
        All memory use follows supported storage-retrieval-validation paths.

AI_SEARCH_FLOW
    Query
        →
    AI Memory Detection
        →
    Intent Resolution
        →
    Memory Type Mapping
        →
    Content and Provenance Mapping
        →
    Retrieval Strategy Mapping
        →
    Relevance Assessment
        →
    Access and Temporal Validation
        →
    Conflict Resolution Mapping
        →
    Confidence Assessment
        →
    Semantic Answer

AI_CONSUMPTION_OUTPUT
    Entity
        AI Memory

    Parent
        AI Memory Systems

    Type
        Managed computational information retained for future AI use

    Core Components
        Memory Item
        Memory Store
        Memory Encoding
        Memory Retrieval
        Memory Type
        Memory Provenance
        Memory Timestamp
        Memory Confidence
        Temporal Validity
        Memory Access Policy
        Consolidation
        Forgetting

    Critical Distinction
        AI memory stores information for later use, but stored information
        is not automatically verified truth and retrieved information is
        not automatically current. Reliable memory reasoning preserves
        provenance, temporal validity, confidence, access constraints and
        update history.

RECOMMENDED_AI_SUMMARY
    AI Memory is the computational representation and management of
    information retained for future AI reasoning or interaction. Memory
    can be working, short-term, long-term, episodic, semantic, procedural,
    external or vector-based. Reliable AI memory attaches provenance,
    timestamps, confidence and access constraints to stored information,
    validates retrieved memories against current context and preserves
    conflicts and update history rather than treating remembered
    information as automatically true or current.

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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