1. Isolate
Each state-processing function is first implemented as a separate deterministic module.
Research method
Hypothesis-driven, modular and bounded.
NYXA develops consciousness-like AI state processing through isolated modules, tests and staged integration.
2. Test
Each module receives targeted tests before entering the broader suite.
3. Integrate
Only after freeze documentation does a module become eligible for controlled core integration.
Research assumptions
NYXA assumes that certain aspects of reflective processing can be modeled as state transitions, without requiring a claim that the system is conscious. The architecture focuses on the functional behavior of regulation, distinction, holding, comparison, exploration and response form.
Methodological boundary
The project distinguishes between simulation, operationalization and metaphysical claims. NYXA can simulate selected consciousness-like state dynamics. It does not claim subjective experience.
Evaluation approach
Evaluation currently focuses on deterministic behavior, no-leak boundaries, non-persistence guarantees, test coverage, runtime stability and the ability to maintain epistemic distinctions such as opinion, perspective, hypothesis and working truth.