From Altman's 10k-agent superconductor runs to lab heads demanding a pause — what changed?
GabGarrett · x · 2026-09-13
Gabriel Garrett asks what happened in just a few days: Altman was posting about 10k-agent runs to solve room-temperature superconductors, and now all the lab heads are demanding a pause — a snapshot of how fast the industry narrative flipped from acceleration to hitting the brakes.
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