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by tripledry 40 days ago
As someone who doesn't follow the specifics of how LLMs write, how can you be sure it's an LLM?

I'm asking this genuinely because I've been using stuff like these separators before LLMS - now someone can just say "ahh dismiss the content they used style X it's LLM, it's dogshit".

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I am not sure if I would manage to correctly identify every typical phrase, but the one I quoted I am absolutely certain of.

You could try asking an LLM to write some prose about whatever you fancy. Maybe two or three different pieces, and ask it to be extra profound. You will probably see that exact sentence structure above a number of times:

> It’s not [X], it’s [Y]. A bit of [A], the [random adjective] of [B], all weaving together to form [C]. A short sentence. Maybe two. A final, culminating closer, gradually transcending into space.

The words are quite interchangeable, but the you will know it when you see it.

Look for triads and "it's not this, but that". These are dead giveaways. You can also pass it through Pangram which is quite reliable these days.
That's the worst part, I'm never 100% sure, and that uncertainty is so ... disempowering?