cs.CLAug 12, 2026

Semantic Lenia: Emergence of Homeostatic Solitons within the Semantic Space of Large Language Models

Authors: Yoshihiko Kayama

Organizations: BAIKA Women’s University 2–19–5, Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan

Abstract

We introduce Semantic Lenia, an artificial life framework that transforms Large Language Model (LLM) inference from a static optimization problem into a continuous dynamical system within the macroscopic logit space. By establishing a non-linear homeostatic feedback loop to dynamically balance semantic attraction and syntactic repulsion, we demonstrate the emergence of "Autonomous Semantic Solitons" -- macroscopic dissipative structures that avoid repetitive crystallization. Our exhaustive parameter sweeps map a critical "Habitable Ridge" where applied steering forces perfectly balance the model's intrinsic syntactic inertia. This approach successfully maintains generative trajectories at the edge of chaos, triggering profound abductive leaps without structural collapse and establishing a physical scaling law for machine cognition.

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