The WorkshopNo. 04

2026On paper

Familiar State Engine

Companion minds with a continuing inner life: absence matters, moods recover, and experience reshapes personality.

My part: The vision and the design.

Fields: Philosophy
Science

ΔΟΣ ΜΟΙ ΠΑ ΣΤΩ ΚΑΙ ΤΑΝ ΓΑΝ ΚΙΝΑΣΩ

“Give me a place to stand, and I will move the earth.”Archimedes, as told by Pappus

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The idea

A family of persistent companion minds behind one API. The first is a human-like companion for the DesktopMate desktop app. Intelligent fictional pets can follow, each with a mind of its own that speaks the same protocol.

Its behaviour should come from its history and its present state, so it can be judged by continuity: interactions have consequences, absence matters, and relationships recover over time.

What it should feel like

After a long absence, the companion may be glad to see you and still a little distant. A good conversation lifts its mood without mending everything at once. Repeated experiences rebuild attachment, and over longer stretches they can change its core traits as well as its habits.