At least the first part reminded me of Hyperion and how AIs evolved there (I think the actual explanation is in The Fall of Hyperion), smaller but more intercon

At least the first part reminded me of Hyperion and how AIs evolved there (I think the actual explanation is in The Fall of Hyperion), smaller but more interconnected "code". Not sure about actual implementation, but at least for us concepts or words are not pure nor isolated, they have multiple meanings that collapse into specific ones as you put several together