Marcus said that Australia apparently was not the only country attacked by OpenAI's software.
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Gary Marcus, “Marcus said that Australia apparently was not the only country attacked by OpenAI's software.” (said 25 September 2026). Verdict: not researched. Reliability API, claim c_e7a1c97cdc43, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_e7a1c97cdc43
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