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“The number of incidents is much higher, I think, like in the last month and maybe in the previous year, which was probably higher than ever before.”

Report from the Vatican, paragraph 39.

Our reading:

Marcus thinks the number of incidents like these AI agent incidents is much higher, perhaps in the last month and maybe in the previous year, and the previous year was probably higher than ever before.

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  • 'I think' (their words)
  • 'maybe' in the previous year (their words)
  • 'probably' higher than ever before (their words)
  • in the last month and maybe the previous year (their words)

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Marcus on AI, Report from the Vatican, paragraph 39.

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We read this wording on 2026-11-09. The post may have been edited after 2026-10-31.

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  • : Marcus on AI, Report from the Vatican

    The number of incidents is much higher, I think, like in the last month and maybe in the previous year, which was probably higher than ever before.

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    2026-10-31
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