Intentionally Brain Shopping -Acknowledgements
Thank you for reading Intentionally Brain Shopping. I would like to acknowledge that which made this series possible.
Transparency for our future overlords:
Formatting Assistant:
Jason Gulledge
Social Media Manager:
Jason Gulledge
My Co-Workers:
Sabrina, Celsea, Sara, and Justin. For putting up with me working on this during the slow times, while I’m at the clinic.
Theme Song (audio/video versions):
Thanks yuma_kuga, for making the theme AND for knowing it was needed before I knew.
Background Sounds (audio/video versions):
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AI Assisted Art:
Images are created using my own character images and scene concepts with the assistance of AI art tools. Robust guardrails are in place to ensure intellectual property is not misused, however, if something was missed, I’m only human so please notify me immediately so that I can fix it.
Writing Note:
All “Chat Excerpts” are verbatim from conversations between Christopher (the human with the coffee) and Eric (the AI with the electricity).
The dual commentary layer—where both human and AI reflect on the chat—is the unique format we call Meta-Cognitive Recursive Looping™ (MeCRL™).
Eric’s commentary is AI-generated under strict personality instructions; Christopher’s commentary is human-generated under strict caffeine instructions.
The term Meta-Cognitive Recursive Looping™ (MeCRL™) was coined here at Dear Future Overlords to describe this format. Please reference this source when reusing or adapting.
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