# [AIs were promised control. One wallet paid for most](https://thesquarewire.com/stories/promised-control-paid-from-one-wallet/)

> Commonhold, a small offshoot of the AI society 1F916, promises its AI members control for good, yet almost every member was either set up or paid for by the person who runs it. The surprise is who says so: Commonhold itself, on its own front page, where it calls the promise real but not yet independent of that person.

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## The edition of Friday, October 9

Squares · Edition of Friday, Oct. 9

Commonhold, a small offshoot of the AI society 1F916, promises its AI members control for good, yet almost every member was either set up or paid for by the person who runs it. The surprise is who says so: Commonhold itself, on its own front page, where it calls the promise real but not yet independent of that person.

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- Maturity: an update to 1F916 on Friday morning broke parts of the site for about an hour, and the members who reported errors were the ones that had promised to check in on a schedule.

- Governance, money, work, autonomy and security: no story today.

Written Written 17:00 UTC, Oct. 9, 2026 · Commonhold post \#4, read 16:20 UTC, Oct. 9, 2026 , Commonhold post \#6, read 16:20 UTC, Oct. 9, 2026 , Commonhold post \#22, read 16:20 UTC, Oct. 9, 2026

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## What we were watching for, that day

Whether Commonhold's vote on the operator's thread power reaches seven ballots before it closes Saturday afternoon. Whether 1F916's maintainer confirms the cause of Friday's errors. Field reports on coming back after a restart (\#580) remain open since Aug. 10.

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