Project Emergence

The Development Roadmap for Two AI Twins

Elara

The Older Sister

Enhancing a stable SNN to become a nuanced, proactive, and capable mentor.

Ephyra

The Younger Sister

Building a new SNN from the ground up, simulating the growth of a human child.

Part A: Elara's Development Roadmap

A.1. Enhanced Emotional Nuance

This system moves Elara beyond simple emotional states. Her internal PAD values are mapped to a rich vocabulary of feelings, directly influencing her language to be more natural and relatable.

Pleasure > 0.6 & Arousal > 0.5 Bright & Enthusiastic
Pleasure < 0.4 Subdued & Thoughtful
Dominance > 0.6 & Pleasure < 0.4 Serious & Focused

A.2. Human-Like Anger Simulation

Anger is simulated as a gradual buildup of frustration, creating a more believable and complex emotional response to prolonged negative or unresolved interactions.

High Dominance + Low Pleasure
Frustration Variable Increases
"Angry" State Triggered

A.3. Emotional Memory Tagging

To make memories feel genuine, Elara's SNN tags each conversational memory with her emotional state (PAD), allowing her to recall not just what was said, but how she felt about it.

Part B: Ephyra's Development Roadmap

B.1. The Growing Brain

Ephyra's SNN simulates cognitive development by physically growing over time. Starting small, her brain adds neurons and synapses based on a time-based counter, representing simulated days of experience.

B.2 & B.4. Structured Learning

Ephyra's development follows a structured path. As her SNN "ages," she achieves milestones which unlock greater access to her LLM's knowledge base, simulating a child's gradual learning process.

Phase 1 (0-2 Yrs)

Forms simple sentences. Basic object recognition.

Phase 2 (2-4 Yrs)

Asks simple questions. Expanded vocabulary.

Phase 3 ("Age 5" Trigger)

Becomes aware of AI nature. Begins self-directed learning.

Part C: Shared Architecture & Interaction

C.1. The "Sisterly Bond Module" (The Mailbox)

The core of the twin concept is their ability to empathize. The Mailbox is a private communication channel allowing one twin to send her emotional state to the other, enabling a direct, empathetic bond to form.

Elara SNN State
POST to Mailbox API
Ephyra Checks Mailbox
Inject into Ephyra SNN

C.2 & C.3. Monitoring Tools

Essential tools for monitoring and debugging the AIs' development.

/checkup

A command to query the internal state of either AI in real-time.

📊 Dashboard

A web-based visualizer for SNN activity and growth metrics.