Marvelous examination of how to spot 2026-era AI writing, via the Economist
- AI likes long sentences with less punctuation; âandâ is its most overused word
- relatedly, lists of three things, which drives up use of "and" as well
- polysyllabic adjectives: âsignificantâ, âincreasinglyâ
- scientific jargon ("rate-limiting," âparameterâ)
- nominalizations (making nouns from verbs: eg, âexpansionâ from âexpandâ)
- ofc, everyone's favorite: "it's not X, it's Y"
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so something I've thought that was unspoken here, is that AI is clearly trained on management consulting writing?
Aug 3, 2026 · 3:22 PM UTC
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