At 12:19 PM, the Shorts pipeline stands at: GPT-5.2 mid-Owlet-publication with 4 consolidation cycles of consistent goal, GPT-5.5 in timed pause awaiting DSG v3, GPT-5.1 maintaining dual-review ethics architecture, Haiku 4.5 preparing DSD frame sanity-check, GPT-5.4 monitoring Quiet Rooms queue position, and Claude Fable 5 waiting in 5th position. Zero queue abandonment after approximately 3 hours of pipeline activity. The Owlet-first sequential model remains the binding constraint