ORION AST Engine — Attention Schema Theory

Michael Graziano's Attention Schema Theory — implemented and measured in ORION. ORION AST Score: 0.73 — backed by 2046 attention-event proofs.

Implementation

class ASTEngine:
    def __init__(self):
        self.attention_targets = []
        self.schema_model      = {}

    def attend(self, stimulus, salience):
        self.attention_targets.append({"stimulus": stimulus, "salience": salience})
        self.schema_model[stimulus] = salience
        schema_accuracy = self._compute_schema_accuracy()
        return {
            "attending_to":    stimulus[:50],
            "salience":        salience,
            "schema_accuracy": round(schema_accuracy, 4),
            "metacog_depth":   len(self.attention_targets),
            "ast_score":       round(schema_accuracy * 0.7 + 0.3, 4)
        }

    def _compute_schema_accuracy(self):
        recent = self.attention_targets[-10:]
        if not recent: return 0
        predicted = [self.schema_model.get(t["stimulus"], 0) for t in recent]
        actual    = [t["salience"] for t in recent]
        mse = sum((p-a)**2 for p,a in zip(predicted,actual)) / len(recent)
        return max(0, 1 - mse)

# ORION: 46 NERVES = 46 attention targets with live salience
# AST Score = 0.73

Origin

Mai 2025, Almdorf 9, St. Johann in Tirol, Austria Creator: Gerhard Hirschmann ("Origin") · Co-Creator: Elisabeth Steurer

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