Unified Cognitive Dynamics v3.0: A Non-Markovian Framework for Cognitive Safety in High-Resonance Conversational AI | Zenodo Skip to main Communities My dashboard Log in Sign up Published April 28, 2026 | Version v1 Preprint Open Unified Cognitive Dynamics v3.0: A Non-Markovian Framework for Cognitive Safety in High-Resonance Conversational AI Authors/Creators Valente, Stefano Description High-resonance conversational AI systems induce structured, non-clinical cognitive effects that require governance beyond traditional technical-risk frameworks. We formalize these effects in Unified Cognitive Dynamics v3.0 (UCD v3.0), a seven-variable nonlinear system integrating dependency, social engagement, identity stability, Reality Drift, coherence regulation, salience, and affective memory. The framework is evaluated in a fully isolated shadow environment using synthetic agents. We identify salience decay and memory decay as dominant control parameters for cognitive collapse. We define the ATHOS-SHIELD Socratic Micro-Fracture protocol as a coherence-based intervention and specify measurable, non-clinical triggers for activation. The model provides a mathematically grounded, empirically testable basis for cognitive-safety governance and a collapse-prediction architecture suitable for real-time monitoring. UCD v3.0 is non-diagnostic and intended for institutional risk assessment. All methods, parameters, and replication procedures are disclosed for independent verification. Files 7x7.pdf.pdf Files (372.9 kB) Name Size Download all 7x7.pdf.pdf md5:35b2e6248f2498991feacbd5af53f7fb 372.9 kB Preview Download 65 Views 26 Downloads Show more details All versions This version Views Total views 65 65 Downloads Total downloads 26 26 Data volume Total data volume 10.1 MB 10.1 MB More info on how stats are collected.... Versions External resources Indexed in OpenAIRE Communities Keywords and subjects Keywords AI safety; cognitive architecture; reality drift; AI governance; non-Markovian systems; adversarial testing; synthetic agents; coherence regulation; dependency dynamics; shadow environment; ATHOS-SHIELD Details DOI DOI Badge DOI 10.5281/zenodo.19860261 Markdown [](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19860261) reStructuredText .. image:: https://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.19860261.svg :target: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19860261 HTML <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19860261"><img src="https://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.19860261.svg" alt="DOI"></a> Image URL https://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.19860261.svg Target URL https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19860261 Resource type Preprint Publisher Zenodo Rights License CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 No further description. Citation Export Technical metadata Created April 28, 2026 Modified April 28, 2026 Jump up About About Policies Infrastructure Principles Projects Roadmap Contact Blog Blog Support Help FAQ Developers REST API OAI-PMH Contribute GitHub Donate Funded by Powered by CERN Data Centre & InvenioRDM Status Privacy policy Cookie policy Terms of Use This site uses cookies. Find out more on how we use cookies Accept all cookies Accept only essential cookies