I believe in AI transparency when it comes to its use. AI was used to:

• Generate headshots of the characters. These are later edited in Photoshop to better fit my vision.

• Generate a rendering of Beverwijck Tower. The sign text and glow effect was later added in Photoshop.

• Aid in research of aspects of the energy industry, including but not limited to: consumer & B2B products, grid infrastructure, regulations, competitors, R&D, jargon & language, etc.

• Provide information about daily job duties of the C-suite of a major corporation, especially the CEO.

• Help flag major structure issues, flaws, and areas that required edits after the completion of the first draft.

• Help create marketing timelines.

The concept & literature, photography, diegetic items, designs, website, bios, social media content, beta reading, etc. were all created by human or selected from stock photo websites (where it is presumably human-made).