... rules a z_self self-state vector reflection that can generate new self-rules diaries and narrative memory tool use with consequences Self Tick, heartbeat, and background rhythms The goal is not to claim that AI has human-like qualia or subjective experience. Instead, the project explores functional selfhood : continuity, self-reference, memory, boundary, reflection, and the ability for past experience to influence future behavior. In other words, Self-becoming is an experiment in making I more than a word ...