Providing Self-Aware Systems with Reflexivity
Alessandro Valitutti, Giuseppe Trautteur

TL;DR
This paper introduces a novel approach to self-aware systems by formalizing computational reflexion, enabling programs to inspect and augment their own code dynamically, inspired by higher-order consciousness theories.
Contribution
It provides a formal definition and proof-of-concept implementation of computational reflexion as an advanced form of program interpretation.
Findings
Formal definition of computational reflexion
Proof-of-concept implementation demonstrated
Enhanced self-inspection capabilities in programs
Abstract
We propose a new type of self-aware systems inspired by ideas from higher-order theories of consciousness. First, we discussed the crucial distinction between introspection and reflexion. Then, we focus on computational reflexion as a mechanism by which a computer program can inspect its own code at every stage of the computation. Finally, we provide a formal definition and a proof-of-concept implementation of computational reflexion, viewed as an enriched form of program interpretation and a way to dynamically "augment" a computational process.
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