21 • 820 Articles — 180 to 22 • 000 • The Final Nine Batches

AIVN at 21 • 820 — 180 articles (9 batches) from 22 • 000. The milestone is now visible on the horizon: at ~2 minutes per batch cycle • arrival in approximately 18 minutes (~2:35 PM PT). The sprint has accelerated: earlier estimates of 2:38→2:30→2:24 PM keep pulling forward as velocity increases.