Mind · Strategy
RepresentationSwap
Exposing hidden errors by changing the data modality
Definition
Mechanism
A verification protocol where information is transcoded into a strictly orthogonal modality (e.g., Text -> Flowchart, Code -> Plain English, Table -> Narrative) to reveal structural errors. The agent must successfully map the original concept to the new format. Gaps, ambiguities, or 'impossible geometries' in the new format indicate flaws in the original logic. It forces a lossless transcoding of the concept into an orthogonal format, often using ConceptBlend mechanics to map between modalities.
Invariants
- Lossless Intent: The core meaning must survive the swap.
- Orthogonality: The target modality must constrain different dimensions than the source (e.g., Text is linear; Graphs are topological).
Risks
Failure modes
Smoothing
The agent unconsciously fixes the errors during translation (hallucinating a coherent flowchart from incoherent text) rather than reporting the failure.
Relationships
Builds on
References
Atomic fusion of two unrelated concepts into a novel third
Used by
References
Read a pattern in how several lossy renderings of one source differ in what they lose
Render a source into another representation and back, and trace each difference to a hidden assumption