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THE MARKET DECIDES

By Zimbo · September 18, 2026

AI cartoon by Zimbo: 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.'
Altman and Amodei hold SLOW DOWN signs at the podium while ASTRA and FABLE 5.1 race for Vercel AI Gateway market share.Zimbo for AI News Page

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