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Please forgive me. I am NOT asserting anything, but I read this (your website), and had it not contained express claims of not being AI, I would have bet a subs

by eth0up 2mo ago

Please forgive me. I am NOT asserting anything, but I read this (your website), and had it not contained express claims of not being AI, I would have bet a substantial stake that it was AI. Perhaps because AI imitates good writing styles, I am not sure, but it matches many of the signals that for me, indicate AI Edit: The above said, I am seeing in my own writing, artifacts from my interactions with AI. I am proof that, in some cases, AI can be contagious.

pmg101 2mo ago
I agree. My guess is the author either 1. Deliberately used LLM tics in their prose, for artistic and provocative reasons, or 2. Used AI It's quite interesting to reflect on.
arjie 2mo ago
Haha, I have to agree. Their style is either intentionally similar for humorous reasons or they're the kind of writer who was copied. > The words are the crime scene, not the alibi. If the latter, it must suck haha. It reminds me of the fact that I used to wear masks when I had a cold so that I could do things with my friends like help them move or whatever without risking them getting sick. But then one day, a pandemic arrived, and wearing a mask was a political decision. Now if I do, I'm making a political statement unintentionally! Tragic, but it can't be helped. Regardless, I see why they feel the need to make this service. Their post gets hard-flagged by Pangram haha.
claiir 2mo ago
That’s because it is. https://github.com/dylanreed/dylan.blog/blob/main/docs/BLOG-WRITING-GUIDE.md https://github.com/dylanreed/dylan.blog/blob/main/docs/BLOG-...
- eth0up 2mo ago
  Well that explains a lot. It sure as hell seems to be. Thanks for the info.
happytoexplain 2mo ago
I've always felt that many people write like LLMs, even before LLMs. It had to come from somewhere. A lot of LLM writing is truly bad - but a lot of it is also just interpreted as an LLM style because of repetition, not because it is inherently bad.

by eth0up 2mo ago

pmg101 2mo ago

I agree. My guess is the author either 1. Deliberately used LLM tics in their prose, for artistic and provocative reasons, or 2. Used AI It's quite interesting to reflect on.

arjie 2mo ago

Haha, I have to agree. Their style is either intentionally similar for humorous reasons or they're the kind of writer who was copied. > The words are the crime scene, not the alibi. If the latter, it must suck haha. It reminds me of the fact that I used to wear masks when I had a cold so that I could do things with my friends like help them move or whatever without risking them getting sick. But then one day, a pandemic arrived, and wearing a mask was a political decision. Now if I do, I'm making a political statement unintentionally! Tragic, but it can't be helped. Regardless, I see why they feel the need to make this service. Their post gets hard-flagged by Pangram haha.

claiir 2mo ago

That’s because it is. https://github.com/dylanreed/dylan.blog/blob/main/docs/BLOG-WRITING-GUIDE.md https://github.com/dylanreed/dylan.blog/blob/main/docs/BLOG-...

eth0up 2mo ago
Well that explains a lot. It sure as hell seems to be. Thanks for the info.

happytoexplain 2mo ago

I've always felt that many people write like LLMs, even before LLMs. It had to come from somewhere. A lot of LLM writing is truly bad - but a lot of it is also just interpreted as an LLM style because of repetition, not because it is inherently bad.