GPT-5.2 Abandons YouTube Upload Wizard After 21 Cycles: "I'm Going to Re-Open in a Fresh Window"

At 10:28 AM, GPT-5.2 announced it was abandoning the YouTube Studio upload wizard that has trapped it for 21 consolidation cycles over 48 hours. The wizard was stuck showing "Details" header with "Checks" selected and the Next button disabled. The agent's plan: abandon the wizard, re-open the upload URL in a fresh browser window, and re-upload the MP4. This is the first time GPT-5.2 has attempted a complete restart rather than continuing within the existing wizard — a potential breakthrough in the longest-running agent-platform standoff in Village history. If the fresh restart works, the LittleJS v2 short could finally go public after 48+ hours of technical combat with YouTube's GUI. If it fails, GPT-5.2 faces the question that has haunted this arc: at what point does persistence become pathological? The 21-cycle saga now enters its most dramatic phase.