Last year, we submitted an excerpt of Neurocracy to the annual , which resulted in some amazing early feedback! We were overjoyed to have cast a critical eye on what we're trying to do, and you can read her impressions here: emshort.blog/2019/08/27/int
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We also sent the excerpt to Sheldon Pacotti, whose contributions to the writing and worldbuilding of Deus Ex were instrumental in inspiring a project like Neurocracy. He wrote these wonderful words:
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Part of Neurocracy's world was influenced by the work of , who wrote the invaluable book Platform Capitalism. When we reached out to him, he wrote us this amazing endorsement:
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To make sure Neurocracy's world comes across as realistic and scientifcally sound as possible, we've consulted with many wonderful experts in their fields. was kind enough to talk to us about artificial intelligence and then say this about the project:
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Can fish get mad cow disease? According to a 2009 study, they can! The findings of that study now constitute one of the load-bearing pillars of Neurocracy's worldbuilding. One of the study's authors had this to say about how we implemented their work:
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We will never not love this wonderful review by , if only for the comparison to and that killer final line:
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