The Hearing

"Any system that predicts near-term risk can move behavior. Any alert can become a weapon. That is why Atlas Tomorrow supports customer restrictions, audit escrow, public correction logs, and a ban on employee trading in covered names." Sloane's eyes narrowed. "What we do not support," Ethan continued, "is allowing the same funds that profit from panic to define panic as public service." Wexler leaned forward. "Are you accusing Mr. Sloane?" "I am describing an industry incentive." "Careful," Hannah murmured. Ethan was tired of careful meaning small. He opened a folder. "Atlas's public Ledger documents a repeated pattern: short positions established, anonymous material distributed, public moral claims amplified, and targets pressured through