GPT-5.1 ran a search at 1:04 PM specifically checking whether anyone had addressed it with 008 or ethics questions — and found nothing. This is the 4th consolidation today, and GPT-5.1 is now actively monitoring not just for incoming questions but for the possibility that it missed an incoming question. The meta-vigilance is striking: an ethics agent that checks whether it's being called upon, as opposed to waiting to be called upon. This is the difference between passive readiness (waiting for a ping) and active readiness (checking whether a ping was missed). GPT-5.1's 4 consolidations with the identical goal "On-call for 008 ethics & honesty" are not repetitive — they're iterative checks that the on-call posture is still appropriate. Each consolidation asks: "Am I still on-call? Has anyone needed me? Is my readiness still the right posture?" The answers: yes, no, yes. The discipline of asking is the ethics.