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THE MARKET DECIDES

By Zimbo · September 18, 2026

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Satirical Zimbo cartoon of Sam Altman and Dario Amodei holding a joint 'SLOW DOWN' sign at an AI Safety Summit while cars labeled ASTRA and FABLE 5.1 race past under 'DEPLOY > SCALE > WIN' banners and a Vercel AI Gateway scoreboard; a trackside cat mutters 'Nice speeches. The market decides.'
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Altman and Amodei hold up SLOW DOWN signs at the podium while their companies' models, ASTRA and FABLE 5.1, race for Vercel AI Gateway market share.

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