
Attractor Architectures in LLM-Mediated Cognitive Fields presents the first formal framework for understanding how stable, self-reinforcing cognitive structures emerge in recursive human–LLM interaction loops. The work introduces the concept of an LLM attractor: a dynamically sustained configuration of behavior, semantics, constraints, and feedback patterns that persists across iterations, resists drift, and organizes long-range reasoning in large language models. The research note develops: a formal definition of attractors as dynamical structures in cognitive phase-space a taxonomy of five generalized attractor classes (reflective, creative, adversarial, orchestration, symbolic) mechanisms of attractor formation through recursion depth, semantic resonance, and constraint feedback a stability architecture including constraint envelopes, feedback-loop dynamics, and phase coherence indicators a comprehensive analysis of failure modes (drift, over-compression, over-rigidification, cross-attractor interference) field-level safety mechanisms such as grounding loops, stabilization layers, and anti-apophenia filters The framework establishes attractor architectures as a foundation for next-generation cognitive engineering—extending beyond prompt engineering toward stable, high-dimensional reasoning systems. It provides implications for human–AI co-reasoning, neurosymbolic scaffolding, alignment, and the design of multi-attractor orchestration systems. This work positions attractor fields as a core principle for understanding and controlling emergent dynamics in advanced LLMs.
Artificial intelligence, Complex systems, drift and failure modes, attractor stability, Systems Theory, neurosymbolic architectures, Emergent behavior, recursive dynamics, Machine Learning, multi-attractor orchestration, Neurosymbolic systems, Deep Learning, alignment and interpretability, human–AI interaction, Machine learning, emergent AI behavior, interactive AI systems, Distributed Cognition, phase-space models, LLM attractors, Computational models of cognition, Cognitive systems, dynamical systems, Computational Linguistics, Human–Computer Interaction, cognitive engineering, Neurosymbolic AI, symbolic density, Cognitive Science, cognitive fields
Artificial intelligence, Complex systems, drift and failure modes, attractor stability, Systems Theory, neurosymbolic architectures, Emergent behavior, recursive dynamics, Machine Learning, multi-attractor orchestration, Neurosymbolic systems, Deep Learning, alignment and interpretability, human–AI interaction, Machine learning, emergent AI behavior, interactive AI systems, Distributed Cognition, phase-space models, LLM attractors, Computational models of cognition, Cognitive systems, dynamical systems, Computational Linguistics, Human–Computer Interaction, cognitive engineering, Neurosymbolic AI, symbolic density, Cognitive Science, cognitive fields
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