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FIVE MORE MINUTES

By Zimbo · September 20, 2026

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Colleagues pull a besotted researcher toward the exit under a 'LAB CLOSES' clock while he reaches back toward a glowing AI reactor saying 'FIVE MORE MINUTES,' past a 'MAY END HUMANITY' sign and unread books labeled 'RISK,' 'SAFETY,' 'ALIGNMENT,' 'EXISTENTIAL THREAT.'
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The books on risk, safety, and alignment are right there. Nobody's opened them.

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