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ALTMAN'S 3 WAYS THE AI RACE ENDS: REGULATE, MERGE, OR MELT GPUS

By Zimbo · October 20, 2026

AI cartoon by Zimbo: Satirical cartoon: a sweating crowned boy-king CEO presents three numbered doors — IAEA-STYLE REGULATOR, CERN-LIKE MERGER, MELT THEIR GPUS; door 3 glows with molten GPUs dripping out while a small cat reads an AI NEWS newspaper.
Sam Altman told OpenAI staff the AI race ends one of three ways — an IAEA-style regulator, a CERN-like merger of all the labs, or one lab using recursive self-improvement to melt everyone else's GPUs.Zimbo for AI News Page

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