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by jdauriemma 67 days ago
To that I'd add:

* an abundance of ordered and unordered lists

* paragraphs are <= 3 sentences

* _it's not X, it's Y_: "The goal is not to let AI choose for you. The goal is to build a sharper rejection vocabulary." "The biggest decisions are not formatting decisions. They are directional decisions."

* a lot of <h2> breaking up the prose, if you can call it that

* setup statement, then a colon, then a punchline: "AI and LLMs have changed one thing very quickly: competent output is now cheap."

AI-generated essays are listicles at heart
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janalsncm 67 days ago
The “Here’s where things get interesting” sentence gave it away for me.

The LLM is desperately trying to keep your attention. It has been tuned with millions of examples graded by contractors. How do you spice up a fairly bland topic? Start by telling people that what follows will be interesting. Then, bloat a fairly obvious point into several sentences so that it is paragraph-shaped.

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