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THE GHOST SHIP.

By Zimbo · October 24, 2026

AI cartoon by Zimbo: Satirical cartoon: three tiny ghost ships named aurora-red-alpha, aurora-green-alpha and aurora-blue-alpha sail out of an API terminal listing GET /v1/models while an anxious robot scratches its head over a blank documentation booklet.
Three models named 'aurora alpha' materialized in OpenAI's API listing — no announcement, no docs, no explanation. The documentation is a ghost town.Zimbo for AI News Page

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