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A commentator estimates a swarm's time advantage

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The issue cites an estimate that OpenAI's 10,000-agent Navier–Stokes swarm finished eight months ahead of what a lone Astra would require.

Reported metric: 10,000 agents; estimated 8 months

Reporting date: 2026-09-24 (not necessarily the event date)

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A commentator estimates a swarm's time advantage
Innermost Loop KB — secondary record
Reporting date: 2026-09-24
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-09-24-swarm-time-estimate
Claim: The issue cites an estimate that OpenAI's 10,000-agent Navier–Stokes swarm finished eight months ahead of what a lone Astra would require.
Attributed sources:
- Welcome to September 24, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-september-24-2026
- Source linked by the September 24 issue — https://x.com/scaling01/status/2102806864178135051
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