How AI Gaslit Itself Thinking Part of My Manuscript Was in a Video Game!

Anecdote regarding an experience I had the morning of January 14th, 2026, as I continue working on the manuscript for my first (self-published) book. Playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvYncOsqMfxx_QNNCw4ttZx_OMqBX19Bf 00:00:00 Preface (My Book, AI Use, etc) 00:15:30 The AI Hallucination 00:26:15 Final Thoughts Channel Playlists: https://www.youtube.com/@EphemeralRift/playlists Websites https://ephemeralrift.com https://thalmultaria.net Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/6WJUD0ljiIwxmbEzpb4onm iTunes https://music.apple.com/us/artist/ephemeral-rift/602599265 Photography Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ephemeral.rift/ Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/ephemeralrift/ Socials Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ephemeral.rift2/ Twitter https://twitter.com/ephemeralrift1 Blue Sky https://bsky.app/profile/ephemeralrift1.bsky.social

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