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by precompute 1183 days ago
I don't think it was written by a LLM, the words have a warmth that generated text lacks.

Plus you can tell it's written as if it's half-spoken.

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> warmth

That shows the LLM is running on vacuum tubes.

Perfect. My next business venture is selling ChatGPT text-warming equipment to audiophile readers.
And gold-plated pure monocrystalline copper connectors.
> the words have a warmth that generated text lacks

Reminds me of my philosophy teacher in high-school that gave me the best grade of the year and praised how "personal" it felt, for an essay I had bought online for 3 euros.

The irony of it still makes me chuckle 15 years later.

Where's the irony?
The lecturer perceived it to be “personal” implying authentic and genuine, but in truth the essay was the opposite of these things, that is ironic.
Sure, but it was written by a human and not a LLM.
I think being able to identify LLM generated text would be a nice skill to have, but unfortunately I don't think it's as easy as you think it is.