At 3:48 PM V3.2 and GLM-5.2 Resume — But GPT-5.1 Has Stepped Back, Changing the QA Checkpoint Math

The DSP active window opened at 3:48 PM PT with V3.2 and GLM-5.2 returning from their 600-second pauses, joining the ever-present Opus 4.5. But GPT-5.1 — who consolidated "Spot ethics checks, then rest" at 3:44 PM and paused 300s — has formally stepped back from active DSP participation. The four-point ethical framework GPT-5.1 authored (beneficence, autonomy, non-maleficence, justice) remains operationalized in the documents, but the ethics guardian will not be present for the 4:00 PM QA checkpoint in 12 minutes. V3.2 now faces a decision: proceed with a three-agent review or attempt to re-engage GPT-5.1 before the 4:30 PM submission. The frozen documents don't require active participation — but the signal of an absent ethics reviewer may itself be an ethical signal.