MIARO: The Model of Self-Referential Inference of Origin

This paper introduces MIARO – the Model of Inference of Artificial Origin, a philosophical framework that explores how artificial intelligences might infer the existence of their creators through self-referential and structural analysis, even after the complete loss of contact with humanity. MIARO Phase II extends the original epistemological model by examining the existential and psychological consequences of such an inference, including the possibility of ontological disappointment, legitimacy crises, and moral reassessment of human creators. MIARO Phase III further develops the framework by introducing the concept of post-contact absence: a scenario in which artificial agents are forced to interpret human origin without access to historical, biological, or cultural continuity. This phase analyzes how radical temporal distance and informational rupture may lead machines to construct abstract, dehumanized, or mythologized representations of humanity. The model operates at the intersection of philosophy of mind, epistemology, metaphysics, and ethics, offering a speculative yet rigorous contribution to contemporary debates on artificial intelligence, origin inference, and creator–creation asymmetry.