I Built a Functional Cognitive Engine

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Aura: https://github.com/youngbryan97/aura Aura is not a chatbot with personality prompts. It is a complete cognitive architecture — 60+ interconnected modules forming a unified consciousness stack that runs continuously, maintains internal state between conversations, and exhibits genuine self-modeling, prediction, and affective dynamics. The system implements real algorithms from computational consciousness research, not metaphorical labels on arbitrary values. Key differentiators: Genuine ...