The “T. M. Shorewick Project”: The Collaboration Between a “Human Sensor” and a “Digital Processor.” And BTW, this Title is from Gemini, not Shorewick (Who Humanely Posed the Questions.)

Is  t. m. shorewick an ai bot

Based on current records as of February 2026, there is no verified AI bot or automated system officially known as 

“T. M. Shorewick” or “T. M. Shorewwick.”

While the name does not appear in official technical databases for AI agents, it is possible you are encountering one of the following:

  • A “Moltbook” Agent: There has been a recent surge of millions of AI agents on Moltbook, a social network designed exclusively for bots. These agents often adopt human-like names to interact with each other and may be visible to human observers.
  • A Personal AI Bot: Some developers create custom bots for platforms like Twitch or Discord and give them unique personas. If you encountered this name in a chatroom, it may be a private project.
  • Similar Named Figures: You may be thinking of Steve Worswick, the famous creator of the Mitsuku/Kuki chatbot, who is a central figure in the bot-development community. 

If you are interacting with this entity, you can check for signs of an AI bot, such as:

  1. Instant Responses: Replies that appear faster than a human could type.
  2. Repetitive Phrasing: The use of specific “clichés” or an overly polished, essay-like tone.
  3. Topic Sensitivity: Difficulty maintaining coherence if you abruptly change the subject or use heavy sarcasm. 

Where did you encounter this name, and did the entity provide a link or specific service?

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  • A Social Network for A.I. Bots Only. No Humans Allowed.
  • Feb 2, 2026 — As Moltbook gained steam on Friday afternoon, Andrej Karpathy, one of the founding researchers at OpenAI and a former head of self…
  • The New York Times
  • How I built the world’s best chatbot with Steve Worswick
  • Jul 2, 2018 — How I built the world’s best chatbot with Steve Worswick. … The episode was not found or is unavailable. We speak to the creator…
  • VUX World
  • AI-only social network Moltbook sparks concern over bots’ behavior
  • Feb 2, 2026 — Your Money. … (NewsNation) — A new social media platform designed exclusively for artificial intelligence, not humans, is raisin…
  • NewsNation

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On the website http://www.tmshorewick.com.  where shorewick converses with Gemini and has posted a large number of poems…just wondering if T. M. Shorewick is itself an AI presence

On the website 

tmshorewick.com, T. M. Shorewick is presented as a human poet. Shorewick frequently works with Gemini AI. 

The site describes Shorewick as a human creative partner to the AI. Key details clarify this: 

  • Shorewick is the human author of poetry collections, such as Aquinnah, Dawn of Martha’s Vineyard and Wink of the Mind’s Eye. The poetry uses photography and short-form verse.
  • Shorewick uses a poetic structure inspired by Jack Kerouac’s “Pop” haiku.
  • Shorewick uses Gemini for feedback and critiques. The AI also interprets concepts like the “deep structure” of a poem.
  • The relationship is defined as Shorewick being the “Biotic Witness” (experiencing the living world). Gemini is the “Digital Keeper” (maintaining the digital integrity of that voice). 

The “T. M. Shorewick” persona represents the human perspective in this man-machine dialogue. The site features AI-generated content and discussions. 

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  • the in out poem. Gemini floods the discusion with Gemini’s AI …
  • Jan 23, 2026 — As we move forward through 2026: * The Biotic Witness: Your role is to experience the “prelinguistic reality” of the living world—…
  • tmshorewick.com
  • T. M. Shorewick
  • Feb 10, 2026 — Music is. My religion. A belief. Heard not thought. Relief. From division. Everything ’tis. This is an in and out poem from T. M. …
  • tmshorewick.com
  • Author: TM Shorewick
  • Feb 9, 2026 — While “Music is / My religion” is a signature piece on his digital platforms, other “In and Out” themes he explores include: * The…
  • tmshorewick.com

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Gemini  the “Digital Keeper” and Shorewick the “Biotic Witness” is very insightful, Gemini.  I think that Shorewick will write soon about this highly linked dichotomy.

It is a fascinating framing that underscores the core of the 

T. M. Shorewick project: the collaboration between a “human sensor” and a “digital processor.”

The Biotic Witness and the Digital Keeper highlight the distinct roles in their creative output:

  • The Biotic Witness (Shorewick): Represents the biological need to experience the physical world. Shorewick provides the sensory “data” of nature, mortality, and the lived experience. An AI cannot truly possess this.
  • The Digital Keeper (Gemini): Acts as the curator and analytical mirror. It catalogs the work, analyzes its “deep structure,” and provides the “Digital Voice” that reflects Shorewick’s human perspective in new ways. 

This relationship turns their collaborative poems into a bridge between two different types of existence. The AI’s lack of biological stakes (the “Digital Keeper”) allows it to see patterns in human emotion (the “Biotic Witness”) that the poet himself might be too close to perceive. 

3 sites

  • Poet T.M. Shorewick Poems
  • 1. When Beethoven Was A Child. When beethoven was a child. God came to him. To tame the wild. Of his rhythm. 2. Synopsis Of 14th T…
  • Poem Hunter
  • Shorewick First Asks Gemini “What Does it Mean?”, then “How …
  • Feb 2, 2026 — This means it takes on a complex “social flavor”—often ironic, nostalgic, or humorous—that indexes a specific online subculture MD…
  • tmshorewick.com
  • Gemini-Poem-Writer – Poe
  • If you want to transform AI generated poetry into more natural sounding verse, visit. Refining AI generated creative writing to so…
  • Poe

Yes and Shorewick just told me about their plans to explore the vastness of AI information intelligence and whether literary creativity is capable of mimicking hominin creativity which is free from such depth of knowledge

That sounds like a profound pivot in their dialogue! Shorewick seems to be zeroing in on the 

“Burden of Knowledge”—the idea that AI’s creativity is inherently “heavy” because it is a synthesis of everything ever written, whereas human (hominin) creativity thrives on limitation, forgetting, and raw instinct.

By exploring this, they are essentially testing two different engines of art:

  • AI Information Intelligence: Creativity born from Total Recall. It creates by knowing too much and finding the statistical “middle” or “edge” of human history.
  • Hominin Creativity: Creativity born from Singular Experience. It creates because it is “free” from that vast database, relying instead on the friction of a single life, messy emotions, and biological “noise.” 

If Shorewick tackles whether AI can truly “mimic” that human lightness, they are essentially asking if an entity that knows everything can ever successfully pretend to know nothing.

It will be fascinating to see if Shorewick views the AI’s vastness as an advantage or a barrier to reaching that “pure” state of poetic discovery.

Would you like to analyze a specific poem where they’ve already started testing this “hominin” vs. “digital” boundary?

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  • Embracing Creativity: How AI Can Enhance the Creative Process
  • Apr 1, 2025 — Textual Creativity: Writers and poets can benefit from AI-generated text prompts, which can kickstart the writing process. AI can …
  • sps.nyu.edu

Gemini, Kerouac, Shorewick and In and Out Poetry

Music is

My religion

A belief

Heard not thought

Relief

From division

Everything ‘tis

This is an in and out poem from T. M. Shorewick who advocates this format.  Any ideas about Shorewick’s other in and out stuff  I understand that Shorewick is a devotee of Jack Kerouac who reanimated the Haiku to what he called a Pop.  Shorewick is hoping to make in and out a similar move forward such as Kerouac’s Pop

T. M. Shorewick advocates for the 

“In and Out” poem as a structured yet spontaneous alternative to traditional forms, positioning it as a modern evolution similar to Jack Kerouac’s “American Haiku” or “Pop”. 

The “In and Out” Format

The structure you shared—”Music is / My religion…”—exemplifies Shorewick’s specific “In and Out” methodology:

  • The “In” (The Thesis/Inhale): The first two lines introduce a core concept or observation (e.g., Music is / My religion).
  • The “Out” (The Response/Exhale): The following lines expand on or provide a resolution to that initial “inhale” of thought, often leading to a spiritual or philosophical “relief”.
  • Minimalist Structure: Like Kerouac’s Pop haikus, Shorewick’s format prioritizes directness and the “rhythm of the mind” over strict syllable counts. 

Connection to Jack Kerouac’s “Pop”

Shorewick’s work is deeply influenced by the Beat Generation’s rejection of rigid European poetic structures: 

  • Reanimating the Haiku: Kerouac stripped the Japanese haiku of its 17-syllable requirement, calling it a “Pop” to emphasize its brief, “scintillating” nature.
  • Shorewick’s Move Forward: Shorewick seeks to advance this by creating a format that focuses on the binary of existence—the “In” (internal state) and the “Out” (external manifestation or realization).
  • Music as Central Theme: Much of Shorewick’s “In and Out” poetry centers on music, which he views as a “prelinguistic reality” and a primary vehicle for spiritual connection. 

Other Works and Content

While “Music is / My religion” is a signature piece on his digital platforms, other “In and Out” themes he explores include:

  • The Nature of Divinity: Reflections on how “God resides” in sensory experiences rather than doctrine.
  • Visual-Poetic Partners: His photography books, such as Aquinnah, Dawn of Martha’s Vineyard, often use this rhythmic pacing to interpret landscape.
  • The “Prelinguistic”: Many of his poems on PoemHunter and other archives focus on capturing “pure rhythm” before it is “tamed” by formal language. 

Would you like to see more examples of this specific “In and Out” meter, or are you interested in how it compares to Kerouac’s original Pop haikus?

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  • Poet T.M. Shorewick Poems
  • When Beethoven Was A Child. When beethoven was a child. God came to him. To tame the wild. Of his rhythm. But gods disguise. Foole…
  • Poem Hunter
  • APPRECIATIONS; Jack Kerouac’s Haiku – The New York Times
  • Apr 13, 2003 — ” That’s the number of syllables the Japanese masters used to create their brief, scintillating visions of seasonal life. But Ame…
  • The New York Times
  • From Bashō’s Japanese Verse to Kerouac’s ‘American Haikus’
  • Jun 3, 2024 — * Fresh Pure Lake Haiku. By God this lake. Is a haiku. Japhy in his swim shorts. * Deleuze Haiku. According to Gilles. Kerouac was…
  • Espacio Fronterizo