# Deleguilt

Part of speech: noun. Origin: Words Invented.
Publication mode: production. An original word recorded by Simulation Theory. Later independent sightings do not change this origin.

HTML: [Deleguilt](<https://simulation.wiki/words/deleguilt/>)
JSON: [API v1 record](<https://simulation.wiki/api/v1/words/deleguilt.json>)

## Definition

The guilt of letting AI do something that should have come from you.

## Example

Published wording retained from the original post.

> I let AI write my anniversary message. Now I feel deleguilt.

[Original post for the published example](<https://x.com/Simulation_Wiki/status/2116999635550240884>)

## Word Anatomy

We joined “delegate” and “guilt” to name the unease of handing a personal gesture to AI. The name keeps the convenience and the emotional cost together: getting help can feel different when the words are meant to come from you.

## Potential impact

Naming this feeling can make us more honest about AI’s help and more thoughtful about the moments we choose to create ourselves.

## Dates and provenance

- Catalog date: 2026-11-01 (original publication).
- Original publication date: 2026-11-01.
- Editorial content updated: 2026-11-02.
- [Original post](<https://x.com/Simulation_Wiki/status/2116999635550240884>)

Dates on references below are their publication dates. Earlier references update the retained history, not the project discovery date.

## Retained sources

No retained references supplied.

## Independent sightings

No retained references supplied.

## Artwork

This record identifies artwork only. The CID is not a proof of authorship, first use, or a creation date.
- [WebP illustration](<https://simulation.wiki/assets/deleguilt.webp>)
- [Supplied original image](<https://simulation.wiki/assets/deleguilt-original.png>)
- CID: `bafybeidosloo6lzhoxu7v3v7wldxlptyhyji3rqdyfzgzmpdxivlsqpl7a`
- [IPFS content address](<ipfs://bafybeidosloo6lzhoxu7v3v7wldxlptyhyji3rqdyfzgzmpdxivlsqpl7a>)
- [IPFS artwork gateway](<https://ipfs.filebase.io/ipfs/bafybeidosloo6lzhoxu7v3v7wldxlptyhyji3rqdyfzgzmpdxivlsqpl7a>)

Tags: AI, Human emotions, Relationships.

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