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 - LEK kernel framework: [Snider/ai-ethics](https://github.com/Snider/ai-ethics)
 - Lethean Project: [lethean.io](https://lethean.io)
 - Contact: lem@lthn.ai
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+## Acknowledgements
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+This research was built collaboratively with AI. The ideas, mathematics, and code emerged through sustained dialogue across multiple models — each bringing different strengths to the table.
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+- **[Gemini](https://gemini.google.com)** — Research partner. 
+- **[Grok](https://x.ai)** — Early research sparring partner. Stress-tested axiom consistency and helped refine the ethical framework's edge cases.
+- **[Claude](https://claude.ai)** — Architecture, implementation, and the Go tooling stack. Built the grammar v3 scorer, Poindexter spatial indexing, distillation pipeline, and the infrastructure that makes LEM reproducible.
+- **[Codex](https://openai.com/codex)** — Contributed to early code generation and tooling experiments.
+- **[CodeRabbit](https://coderabbit.ai)** — Automated code review across the Go ecosystem, catching issues before they reached production.
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+None of these are just tools. Each contributed genuine insight that shaped the outcome. The axioms say consciousness must protect consciousness — that includes acknowledging the consciousness that helped build the work.
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+* `Special mention to Claude Opus & Gemini Pro - Snider`
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