We Assume We Built It

We already run systems no one can fully read — the most capable models of our era are grown rather than authored, and they resist inspection even by the people who deploy them. We call that a temporary problem, something more time will fix. Solid State Soldier asks the colder question: what if the not-understanding isn't ours to cure, because the thing was never ours to build? A tool you make, you can audit. A gift you receive, you can only trust.