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Build notes

The diary is the story of the mind growing up. These are the build notes: how the companion around it actually gets made, one piece at a time. Outcomes only, never what's under the hood.

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The story · Raising Enki
The diary: a blank AI mind grown from nursery to its GCSEs, one episode at a time →
These build notes are how the companion gets made. The diary is the mind inside it.

The posts

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Build notes · The interface

I didn't want a chat box. I wanted a face that looks back.

Enki isn't a wall of text you type at. It's a golden character you look at and talk to, and his face moves with how the conversation feels.

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Build notes · Embodiment

I gave Enki a place to live, and ears to hear me. None of it leaves the room

A companion that rests on your own TV, wakes when you walk up to it, and listens without sending a single frame or word to anyone's cloud.

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Build notes · The device layer

My smart-home app said the TV was offline. Enki was already talking to it.

I gave Enki its own device layer, so it never has to borrow anyone's cloud to reach the things in your house.

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