# Source attribution

Observed September 3, 2026.

Product screenshots and names belong to their respective owners: OpenAI, Google, Vercel, Replit, Retool, Palantir, LangChain, n8n, Microsoft, Spotify/Backstage, Temporal Technologies, and Workato. The images are used as attributed visual references for research and commentary. No affiliation or endorsement is implied, and this edition makes no claim that vendor reuse permissions have been independently cleared.

Images retain the original study’s deterministic framing. No pixels were generated, retouched, inpainted, or reconstructed. Public first-party source links are listed in [Sources](sources.md) and on every evidence card.