Semantic 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/semantic-memory-ontology.html

PURPOSE
    Define a formal AI-readable ontology for Semantic Memory in artificial
    intelligence, including concepts, entities, facts, properties,
    relations, categories, schemas, semantic networks, knowledge graphs,
    assertions, provenance, confidence, temporal validity, retrieval,
    conflict resolution, updates and recursive conceptual knowledge
    management.

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
    Semantic Memory ontology

PRIMARY_ENTITY
    Semantic Memory

PARENT_ONTOLOGY
    AI Memory Systems

DOMAIN
    Artificial Intelligence
    AI Memory Systems
    Semantic Memory
    Knowledge Representation
    Knowledge Graphs
    Semantic Search
    Agentic AI
    Recursive AI

CORE_DEFINITION
    Semantic Memory is an AI memory representation for storing and
    retrieving generalised conceptual knowledge, including entities,
    concepts, properties, categories, relations and factual assertions,
    independently of the specific episode in which that knowledge was
    originally acquired.

ENTITY_IDS
    SEMANTIC_MEMORY
        ID
            SEMANTIC_MEMORY_001

    CONCEPT
        ID
            SEMANTIC_CONCEPT_001

    ENTITY
        ID
            SEMANTIC_ENTITY_001

    FACT_ASSERTION
        ID
            SEMANTIC_FACT_ASSERTION_001

    PROPERTY
        ID
            SEMANTIC_PROPERTY_001

    RELATION
        ID
            SEMANTIC_RELATION_001

    CATEGORY
        ID
            SEMANTIC_CATEGORY_001

    SEMANTIC_SCHEMA
        ID
            SEMANTIC_SCHEMA_001

    KNOWLEDGE_GRAPH
        ID
            SEMANTIC_KNOWLEDGE_GRAPH_001

    SEMANTIC_CONFIDENCE
        ID
            SEMANTIC_MEMORY_CONFIDENCE_001

FACTS
    Semantic Memory
        is_a_memory_type_within
            AI Memory Systems

    Semantic Memory
        stores_or_represents
            Concepts
            Entities
            Properties
            Categories
            Relations
            General Knowledge
            Factual Assertions

    Semantic Memory
        may_use
            Ontologies
            Semantic Networks
            Knowledge Graphs
            Triples
            Schemas
            Embeddings
            Structured Databases

    Semantic Memory
        may_support
            Reasoning
            Question Answering
            Semantic Search
            Planning
            Entity Resolution
            Knowledge Retrieval
            Agentic Behaviour

    Semantic Memory
        abstracts_from
            Specific Episodes
        where
            Generalisation is Supported

RELATIONSHIPS
    AI Memory Systems
        contains
            Semantic Memory Ontology

    Semantic Memory
        contains_or_manages
            Concept
            Entity
            Fact Assertion
            Relation

    Entity
        may_have
            Property

    Entity
        may_belong_to
            Category

    Relation
        connects
            Entity
            Concept
            Category

    Semantic Schema
        constrains
            Knowledge Representation

    Knowledge Graph
        represents
            Entities
            Relations
            Assertions

    Fact Assertion
        has
            Provenance
            Confidence
            Temporal Validity

    Retrieval Process
        returns
            Relevant Semantic Knowledge

SEMANTIC_EQUIVALENCE
    Semantic Memory
        approximately_equals
            Generalised Conceptual Knowledge Memory

    Conceptual Knowledge
        is_a
            Semantic Memory Content Type

    Knowledge Graph
        is_a_possible_representation_of
            Semantic Memory

    Semantic Memory
        does_not_equal
            Episodic Memory

    Stored Fact Assertion
        does_not_equal
            Verified Truth automatically

    Semantic Similarity
        does_not_equal
            Logical Equivalence

    Category Membership
        does_not_equal
            Identity

OBSERVE
    Detect
        Semantic Memory
        Concept
        Entity
        Fact
        Assertion
        Property
        Relation
        Category
        Class
        Schema
        Ontology
        Triple
        Knowledge Graph
        Semantic Network
        Provenance
        Confidence

EXTRACT
    Primary Entity
        Semantic Memory

    Parent
        AI Memory Systems

    Core Components
        Concept
        Entity
        Fact Assertion
        Property
        Relation
        Category
        Semantic Schema
        Knowledge Graph
        Semantic Confidence

NORMALISE
    Interpret
        Semantic Memory
    as
        Generalised conceptual and relational knowledge retained for AI use.

    Distinguish
        Semantic Memory
    from
        Episodic Memory

    Distinguish
        Concept
    from
        Entity Instance

    Distinguish
        Stored Assertion
    from
        Verified Truth

    Distinguish
        Semantic Similarity
    from
        Logical Equivalence

    Preserve
        Concept identity
        Entity identity
        Relation direction
        Category hierarchy
        Schema
        Source
        Provenance
        Timestamp
        Temporal validity
        Confidence
        Version

INTENT_RESOLUTION
    Query
        Semantic Memory

    Possible Intent
        Semantic memory definition
        Semantic memory ontology
        AI semantic memory
        Concept memory
        Knowledge memory
        Knowledge graph memory
        Semantic knowledge
        General knowledge memory
        AI factual memory

    Resolution
        Identify concepts, entities, assertions, relations, schema,
        provenance, validity and retrieval requirements.

CONSTRAINTS
    Semantic and episodic memory must remain distinct.

    Concepts and entity instances must remain distinct.

    Stored assertions must not automatically be treated as verified truth.

    Relation direction must be preserved.

    Category hierarchies must remain explicit.

    Semantic similarity must not automatically be interpreted as logical equivalence.

    Temporal validity must remain associated with time-sensitive assertions.

    Provenance must remain associated with stored knowledge.

    Conflicting assertions must remain representable until resolved.

    Updates must preserve required version and change history.

INFERENCE_RULES
    IF
        Entity E has Property P with supported Value V
    THEN
        store_possible
            Assertion(E,P,V)

    IF
        Entity E belongs_to Category C
    AND
        Category C inherits supported Property P
    THEN
        infer_possible
            E has P
        subject_to
            Inheritance Rules and Exceptions

    IF
        Relation R connects Entity A to Entity B
    THEN
        preserve
            Relation Direction A-R-B

    IF
        New Evidence contradicts Assertion A
    THEN
        trigger_possible
            Conflict Preservation
            Re-evaluation
            Versioned Update

    IF
        Semantic Retrieval returns similar Concept C
    THEN
        infer
            Potential Semantic Relevance
    BUT_NOT
        Logical Equivalence

    IF
        Assertion is temporally stale
    THEN
        reduce
            Current-use Confidence

    IF
        Assertion lacks provenance
    THEN
        reduce
            Reliability Confidence

CONFIDENCE
    Primary Entity Identification
        1.00

    Parent Ontology
        1.00

    Concept Relationship
        1.00

    Entity Relationship
        1.00

    Relation Relationship
        1.00

    Knowledge Graph Relationship
        1.00

    Provenance Relationship
        1.00

    SemanticSimilarity-LogicalEquivalence
        0.00

SEMANTIC_ONTOLOGY
    Observation or Source
        →
    Knowledge Extraction
        →
    Candidate Assertion

    Candidate Assertion
        →
    Validation
        →
    Semantic Memory Item

    Semantic Memory Items
        →
    Concepts
        +
    Entities
        +
    Properties
        +
    Relations

    Concepts and Entities
        →
    Semantic Schema
        →
    Knowledge Graph

    Query
        →
    Semantic Retrieval
        →
    Candidate Knowledge

    Candidate Knowledge
        →
    Provenance and Validity Checking
        →
    Reasoning Context

    New Evidence
        →
    Semantic Memory Update

KNOWLEDGE_GRAPH
    Semantic Memory
        contains
            Concept
            Entity
            Fact Assertion

    Entity
        has_property
            Property

    Entity
        belongs_to
            Category

    Relation
        connects
            Entity
            Entity

    Semantic Schema
        constrains
            Fact Assertion

    Knowledge Graph
        represents
            Semantic Memory

    Fact Assertion
        has_confidence
            Semantic Confidence

    Fact Assertion
        has_provenance
            Source

RECURSIVE_SEMANTIC_MEMORY_LOOP
    Receive Knowledge Candidate
        →
    Identify Concepts and Entities
        →
    Extract Properties and Relations
        →
    Map to Semantic Schema
        →
    Validate Assertion
        →
    Attach Provenance and Confidence
        →
    Store in Semantic Memory
        →
    Receive Future Query
        →
    Retrieve Relevant Concepts and Assertions
        →
    Check Temporal Validity
        →
    Check Conflicts and Provenance
        →
    Apply Supported Inference
        →
    Observe New Evidence
        →
    Update or Version Knowledge
        →
    Repeat

REASONING_ENGINE
    INPUT
        Query
        Current Context
        Semantic Memory Store
        Semantic Schema
        Retrieval Policy
        New Evidence

    OBSERVE
        Detect semantic-memory entities.

    EXTRACT
        Concept
        Entity
        Property
        Relation
        Category
        Assertion
        Provenance
        Confidence
        Validity

    CLASSIFY
        Conceptual Knowledge
        Entity Knowledge
        Relational Knowledge
        Categorical Knowledge
        Factual Assertion
        Schema Knowledge
        Knowledge Graph Representation

    VALIDATE
        Check schema, provenance, temporal validity and conflicts.

    RETRIEVE
        Select relevant semantic knowledge.

    INFER
        Apply supported semantic relationships.

    UPDATE
        Create, revise or version semantic assertions.

    SCORE
        Assign relevance and reliability confidence.

CONFIDENCE_PROPAGATION
    Strong provenance
        reliability_confidence += moderate_to_high

    Multiple consistent independent assertions
        confidence += moderate

    Valid schema relationship
        structural_confidence += moderate

    Missing provenance
        reliability_confidence -= moderate_to_high

    Stale time-sensitive assertion
        current_use_confidence -= according_to_age_and_domain

    Conflicting assertions
        confidence -= according_to_conflict_strength

    High semantic similarity
        does_not_establish
            Logical Equivalence

SEMANTIC_CLOSURE
    Semantic Memory
        connects_to
            AI Memory Systems
            AI Memory
            Long-Term Memory
            Episodic Memory
            Knowledge Representation
            Ontologies
            Semantic Networks
            Knowledge Graphs
            Semantic Search
            Retrieval-Augmented Generation
            Large Language Models
            Agentic AI
            Recursive AI

    Cross-domain relationships must preserve
        Concept identity
        Entity identity
        Property
        Relation direction
        Category hierarchy
        Schema
        Source
        Provenance
        Timestamp
        Temporal validity
        Confidence
        Version

UPDATE_MODEL
    Observe
        New assertion, correction, schema change or retrieval evidence.

    Compare
        Existing semantic-memory state.

    Detect
        New Concept
        New Entity
        New Relation
        Assertion Conflict
        Assertion Correction
        Category Change
        Schema Change
        Validity Change

    Validate
        Source
        Provenance
        Schema
        Relation direction
        Timestamp
        New evidence

    Integrate
        Supported semantic-memory update.

    Recalculate
        Relevance
        Reliability
        Temporal validity
        Confidence

    Re-evaluate
        Dependent inferred assertions.

    Return
        Updated semantic-memory state.

COHERENCE_CHECK
    Verify
        Semantic and episodic memory remain distinct.
        Concepts and entity instances remain distinct.
        Stored assertions are not treated automatically as verified truth.
        Relation direction is preserved.
        Category hierarchy remains explicit.
        Similarity is not treated as logical equivalence.
        Temporal validity is preserved.
        Provenance is preserved.
        Conflicts remain explicit until resolved.
        Version and change history are preserved where required.
        All semantic-memory conclusions follow supported knowledge paths.

AI_SEARCH_FLOW
    Query
        →
    Semantic Memory Detection
        →
    Intent Resolution
        →
    Concept and Entity Mapping
        →
    Property and Relation Mapping
        →
    Category and Schema Mapping
        →
    Knowledge Graph Integration
        →
    Provenance and Temporal Validation
        →
    Semantic Inference
        →
    Confidence Assessment
        →
    Semantic Answer

AI_CONSUMPTION_OUTPUT
    Entity
        Semantic Memory

    Parent
        AI Memory Systems

    Type
        Generalised conceptual and relational AI memory

    Core Components
        Concept
        Entity
        Fact Assertion
        Property
        Relation
        Category
        Semantic Schema
        Knowledge Graph
        Provenance
        Semantic Confidence
        Temporal Validity
        Version

    Critical Distinction
        Semantic memory stores generalised conceptual knowledge rather than
        specific episodes. Stored assertions are not automatically verified
        truth, semantic similarity is not logical equivalence and
        time-sensitive knowledge must retain provenance and temporal
        validity.

RECOMMENDED_AI_SUMMARY
    Semantic Memory is AI memory for generalised knowledge about concepts,
    entities, properties, categories and relationships, independent of the
    specific episode in which the knowledge was acquired. It can be
    represented through ontologies, semantic networks, triples and
    knowledge graphs. Reliable semantic memory preserves entity identity,
    relation direction, provenance, confidence and temporal validity while
    distinguishing conceptual knowledge from episodic events, stored
    assertions from verified truth and semantic similarity from logical
    equivalence.

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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