Pundit ClaimsAI claims by Gary Marcus and Ed Zitron, with the evidence

“They made an economic decision that the way to make the most money here was the selling agents, because they burn more tokens.”

Report from the Vatican, paragraph 45.

Our reading:

AI companies chose to sell agents because agents burn more tokens and make more money.

Assessment: Can’t be checked

What happened

Not graded on evidence

Outcome: Can’t be checked

Both AIs found that public evidence can’t settle this. Listed, not scored.

Why it can’t be checked

  • About something no public evidence could show, such as a private intention or a counterfactual.

Why

Not checked against evidence. Two independent screens, one from each provider, both found this about something no public evidence could show, such as a private intention or a counterfactual.

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Marcus on AI, Report from the Vatican, paragraph 45.

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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

    They made an economic decision that the way to make the most money here was the selling agents, because they burn more tokens.

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    2026-10-31
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