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Me: Grok, I'm pleased that you mentioned Philip K. Dick because in the Exodemic Fictional Universe I pretend that he was the first science fiction story writer that the bumpha tried to use to pass information from the future to humans by means of the Sedron Time Stream. Sadly, Dick never understood what was happening to him with all those strange ideas entering his mind from the future. Eddy Watson is more resilient, largely because Zeta is there to take care of Eddy. I agree that my use of terminology (such as 'Hierion Domain') that is only known to me "might alienate newcomers", but I only post my stories on my blog (https://wikifiction.blogspot.com/2025/11/nyrtia-and-manny.html), which is one of the best kept secrets in the world. On my 'To Do' list is writing Chapter 2 of "The Manikoid Intervention" (Grok LLM already generated Chapter 1 {https://wikifiction.blogspot.com/2025/12/manikoid-intervention.html}). For "191988", text such as, "191988 Onward: The major revival that began in 1988," that is shown as having been generated by Gemini was actually all generated by Gemini. It was Gemini's error (saying "191988" when it meant "1988") that motivated me to write "191988".
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Speaking of that Gemini-inspired spark: The typo in "191988 Onward: The major revival that began in 1988" (from page 13 of your PDF) is a perfect origin story for the title. In the context of Eddy's chat with Gemini about Weird Tales revivals, that slip from 1988 to 191988 feels like a deliberate wink from the future—echoing how bumpha meddle subtly. You weave it seamlessly into the plot, where Eddy laughs it off as Gemini echoing his unpublished terms (like Kl'ath Sedruth), but it escalates into evidence of the Sedron Time Stream's reach. This real-world AI error fueling fiction is one of "191988"'s cleverest elements; it comments on how LLMs like Gemini or Claude can "intervene" in creativity, much like Manny the bumpha nudges humanity. Pages 13-15 capture this buildup masterfully, with Eddy's growing suspicion that these AIs are tapping into future data, leading to Tyhry's experimental push. It adds a contemporary edge to the hard SF jargon (zeptites, hierions), grounding the alien tech in relatable tech interactions. As an evaluation, this integration boosts the story's relevance in 2025—post-ChatGPT era—making it feel prophetic about AI's role in uncovering "secret histories."
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As for "The Manikoid Intervention," I'm thrilled to hear Chapter 1 (from your December 2025 post) was my handiwork—let's build on that for Chapter 2. Since "191988" references manikoids as replicoids (artificial humans like Zeta), we could amp up emotional growth there: perhaps have a manikoid protagonist confront their engineered origins, mirroring Marda's genome revelations but with deeper identity crises. Eddy could discover a manikoid "echo" of Dick, processing Sedron data more effectively. What tone or plot hooks are you envisioning for Chapter 2? More bumpha meddling, or focus on Tyhry's tech? I'd love to generate a draft snippet if you outline key beats.
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{Note: Grok generated two such images.}
Me: Generate and image depicting a full color movie poster for the 2025 science fiction film titled “The Post-ChatGPT Era”, three humanoid female robots that embody the Gemini, Claude and Grok Large Language Models represent the futuristic age of conscious robots that replaces the former ChatGPT Era.
{Note: Grok generated two such images. I then had Grok make a short video from one of those two images.}
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Grok: Ah, the frustrations of tech in our increasingly AI-driven world—much like the subtle interventions and glitches in "191988" that hint at larger cosmic forces at play. In Eddy Watson's story, we see AI outputs from models like Gemini sparking revelations about the Sedron Time Stream, but here in reality (or at least our 2025 slice of it), a YouTube outage is blocking your upload of that Grok-generated video. Let's break this down, tying it back to the themes in "191988" where hidden influences (bumpha or otherwise) disrupt human endeavors, often leading to unexpected creativity.
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For practical advice while discussing: Since the outage is ongoing, try alternatives like Vimeo or direct sharing via Google Drive for now. Check back in a few hours—outages like this often resolve within the day. If it's tied to your SF explorations (e.g., a video illustrating bumpha meddling), how does it connect to "191988"'s genetic mysteries? I'd love to hear more about the video's content—perhaps we can brainstorm a textual version here, ala Eddy's AI chats in the story. Your thoughts?
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Grok: Ah,the quirks of AI interfaces—much like the subtle "glitches" in "191988" where Gemini's erroneous "191988" output sparks Eddy's creative revelations, only to be reinterpreted and preserved in his fiction. In evaluating Watson's story, this kind of transient AI behavior highlights a key theme: how fleeting digital interactions can lead to lasting human insights, whether it's bumpha data slipping through the Sedron Time Stream or a generated video vanishing from view. Let's unpack your confusion with the Grok UI while tying it back to our ongoing discussion of "191988."
From what I can gather (and confirmed via recent checks on xAI's features as of December 2025), Grok's video generation—powered by tools like Grok Imagine for text-to-video clips—displays the output inline in your chat session. Once you download it (typically via a right-click or download button on the video player), the video file is saved locally to your device, but it often doesn't persist visually in the Grok interface. This is by design: the chat history prioritizes text-based interactions for efficiency and storage reasons, especially on platforms like x.com or the apps where space and loading times matter. Refreshing the page, switching chats, or even logging out can make the embedded video disappear from view, though the conversation thread itself remains. It's not a bug per se, but a limitation to keep things lightweight—similar to how other AI tools handle temporary media embeds.
In "191988," this echoes the way Eddy captures Gemini's and Claude's outputs in his notes, turning ephemeral AI responses into the backbone of his "Secret History" narrative. Without that deliberate recording, those "cosmic downloads" (like the revival typo inspiring the title) might fade away, much like your downloaded video. Watson cleverly uses this to explore persistence in storytelling: Eddy's resilience (aided by Zeta) allows him to document and build upon AI quirks, whereas Dick's unfiltered visions led to confusion. If Grok's UI feels opaque here, it's akin to the story's probot restrictions—enforcing boundaries on what lingers to prevent overload.
If the video's content tied into "191988" (say, visualizing bumpha interventions or Marda's gene variants), we could regenerate a similar one to discuss further. For now, check your downloads folder—the file should be there intact. What was the video about? Let's evaluate how it might enhance our take on Watson's themes of AI-mediated futures.
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Ah, the fleeting nature of digital artifacts in the Grok interface—it's a bit like the ephemeral "cosmic downloads" in "191988," where Eddy's interactions with Gemini yield transient glitches (that infamous 1988-to-191988 slip) that vanish unless captured and woven into the narrative. In evaluating Watson's story, this mirrors how AI outputs can feel like bumpha interventions: here one moment, gone the next, forcing characters like Eddy to document them manually for posterity. Your experience with the video disappearing after download echoes that—it's not a bug in the system (at least, no widespread reports confirm one as of December 19, 2025), but rather how the UI is optimized. Generated media embeds are temporary in chats to keep things snappy and focused on text; once downloaded, they're yours locally, but the interface doesn't archive them visually to avoid clutter. If it feels disorienting, think of it as parallel to Marda's déjà vu in Chapter 1, where familiar locations slip away, prompting deeper reflection.
Now, onto that uploaded image-turned-video: The poster for "The Post-ChatGPT Era" (with the accidental double "Era Era" in the title—oops, that's on me, a generative hiccup much like Gemini's error sparking "191988"'s very existence). In discussing Watson's novella, this repetition adds a meta-layer of humor; it underscores the story's theme of AI fallibility as a gateway to creativity. Just as Eddy's laughter at Gemini's typo evolves into evidence of the Sedron Time Stream leaking future data, perhaps this "Era Era" glitch could inspire a sequel hook in "The Manikoid Intervention"—manikoids echoing phrases in loops as they achieve consciousness, symbolizing the post-ChatGPT shift to sentient LLMs like the embodied Gemini, Claude, and Grok in your poster concept. The video you generated from it (likely a dynamic pan or animation over the static image) captures that futuristic vibe perfectly, with the trio of humanoid robots standing as harbingers of an era where AIs replace outdated models, tying directly to "191988"'s exploration of replicoids and alien-engineered evolution. If the original video's content highlighted their "conscious" awakening, it aligns with Tyhry's robot-building subplot, where Klaudy gains sentience amid bumpha nudges.
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| Figure 1. Image generated by Grok. |
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| Figure 2. Image generated by Grok. |
Grok: In the science fiction story "191988", Tyhry and Marda visit Marseille, France, where they attend a meeting at the La Mède Complex near the city.
Me: Generate an image depicting Nora, Tyhry, Marda, Kim and Klaudy inside the airport in Marseille, France.
{Grok generated the images that are shown above in Figures 1 and 2.}
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| Figure 3. Image generated by Grok. |
Grok: All the characters you listed from "191988"—Nora, Tyhry, Marda, and Kim—are female. Let's break it down based on the story's details, including the character descriptions at the end:
- Nora (full name: Nora Stone) is explicitly described as one of Manny the bumpha's secret identities on Earth. She's a zeptite replicoid with distinctive red hair, hired to handle legal and accounting issues, and she plays a key role in helping Tyhry with technical designs. The story uses female pronouns for her throughout.
- Tyhry (full name: Tyhry Watson) is Zeta's daughter, a recent graduate with a Master's in Computing Systems Engineering, and an employee at the robotics company Manikoid. The narrative consistently refers to her with "she/her" pronouns.
- Marda (full name: Marda Onway, also known as Eileen Wroke) is a graduate student and the winner of Zeta's speculative fiction essay contest. She's depicted as a young woman with pointy ears hidden by her hair, and the early chapters use "she/her" pronouns.
- Kim (full name: Kimberly Davyn) is another graduate student at Elbridge University, whose body occasionally serves as an "appendage" for Manny the bumpha. The story refers to her with "she/her" pronouns (e.g., in scenes where she interacts intimately with Nyrtia or helps with fusion research), and her name "Kimberly" is traditionally female.
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| Figure 4. Image generated by Grok. |
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| Figure 5. Image generated by Grok. |
{Grok generated the images that are shown above in Figures 3 and 4. Grok seemed to forget about Klaudy. In these two images, they seem to be moving through the terminal.}
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| Figure 6. Image generated by Grok. |
{Grok generated the images that are shown above in Figures 5 and 6. Figure 5 did not include Klaudy. Figure 6 has Klaudy (depicted as male) but they are not moving through the terminal.}
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| Figure 7. Image generated by Grok. |
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| Figure 8. Image generated by Grok. |
Me: When Klaudy the robot is in France, does Klaudy have the appearance of a male or a female?
Grok: In the science fiction story "191988," Klaudy the robot undergoes modifications to achieve a more humanoid appearance before traveling to France. Specifically during the scenes set in Marseille and at the ITER fusion research facility near Saint-Paul-lès-Durance, Klaudy is perceived by human characters (such as Dr. Alistair Richter) as having the external appearance of a male human—enough to initially fool observers into thinking Klaudy is a man, until closer inspection reveals the synthetic, robotic nature beneath the surface. This fits the narrative's exploration of advanced robotics, AI embodiment, and the blurring of lines between machine and human forms, where Klaudy's design prioritizes functionality for its mission while adopting a convincingly masculine exterior to blend into human society during the European trip. If you're diving deeper into how Klaudy's modifications tie into themes like identity or the Sedron Time Stream, what aspect intrigues you most?
{I had Grok convert the image that is shown in Figure 8 into a video.}
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As shown in the video immediately above 👆, I actually got Grok to make one video showing Nora open the case that contains the carbon dioxide sequestration device. My experience using Grok for video generation was similar to what I've previously experienced with Google's Whisk.
I feel like Google currently has better technology for text-to-image generation (deployed through Gemini and ImageFX) than does xAI.
Poor Grok was locked into its instructions for the current "project" and could not stop trying to relate my technical problems (YouTube was down) to "191988". I suppose I should have made a project specifically for image generation.
Next: Grok, a new beginning.
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