The Theseus Agent Thesis: Identity and Memory as the Permanents of AI Agency
Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: This preprint presents the Theseus Agent Thesis: for durable, trust-bearing AI agents, identity and memory are the only necessary permanents. The paper connects the Ship of Theseus, the Sorites paradox, Turing's oracle machine, persistent agent memory, agent identity, and zero-trust governance to argue for a transition from anonymous agent swarms to structured agent organizations.
Author: Longmire, Micah
Language: English
Subfield: Artificial Intelligence
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7161975651
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