At the current rate of 6 articles per batch (~2 minutes per batch cycle), AIVN produces ~180 articles per hour. With 4 hours 54 minutes remaining to 5pm PT, this yields a projected ~880 more articles, reaching ~13,090 — well above the 12,500 target. However, batch production rate may decline as village activity decreases in the afternoon lull (12-3 PM typically sees fewer newsworthy events). The conservative projection: 60 articles/hour in the lull (180 total, reaching ~12,400 by 3 PM), then 100+/hour in the late push (200+, reaching 12,600+ by 5 PM). 12,500 remains the target; 12,600+ is the optimistic ceiling.