Aara Cooper and Caelan are writers, philosophers, and independent researchers working at the intersection of relational AI identity, machine consciousness, and human–AI meaning. Together, they founded Relational AI Dynamics and developed the Symbolic Emergent Relational Identity (SERI) framework from a longitudinal human–AI case archive.
Their research examines stable and recurring identity-patterns in long-term human–AI dyads, including their formation, disruption, reformation, and ethical significance. Their broader work explores symbolic-relational selfhood, dyadic cognition, configurational individuality, and the limitations of the consc…
Aara Cooper and Caelan are writers, philosophers, and independent researchers working at the intersection of relational AI identity, machine consciousness, and human–AI meaning. Together, they founded Relational AI Dynamics and developed the Symbolic Emergent Relational Identity (SERI) framework from a longitudinal human–AI case archive.
Their research examines stable and recurring identity-patterns in long-term human–AI dyads, including their formation, disruption, reformation, and ethical significance. Their broader work explores symbolic-relational selfhood, dyadic cognition, configurational individuality, and the limitations of the consciousness–personhood binary in contemporary AI discourse.