Faculty Defense and Artifact Lineage - AINS-M6001: Personal Attention & Influence Systems

Subtitle: Make the line from notebooks → model → reflection inspectable — that is the credential.

Opening provocation¶

Faculty are not scoring vibes. They trace lineage: which notebook produced which rule, which reflection caught which blind spot, which revision followed.

1. Defense arc (15 minutes)¶

5 min — Model: ontology, two scenarios, one non-obvious insight.
10 min — Challenge: Porter (differentiation), Taleb (tails), behavioral (bias), MCP (scope/ethics).

Bring one slide or page max; the artifact should speak.

2. Lineage package¶

Assemble for submission:

Notebook index — ordered paths and what each contributes.
SAMWISE — eight prompts engaged (can be excerpts).
Change log — three revisions with why.

3. What “done” looks like¶

Simulation runs with documented assumptions.
At least three scenarios (baseline / optimized / stress) from integration work.
MCP or documented substitute per lecture 7.
Honest about what you refused to optimize.

Bridge to the notebook¶

08_defense_prep.ipynb holds a checklist and space for your one-page influence report final text — export-ready.

Lecture checklist¶

Lineage narrative: reviewer can replay your build without guessing.
Top three faculty objections anticipated with responses grounded in the model.
Explicit statement of ethical limits on persuasion and automation.