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Economist suggests AI writing lacks punctuation

A journalist from The Economist has identified a potential method for detecting AI-generated text by analyzing punctuation usage. The observation suggests that AI models tend to use less punctuation, such as commas and semicolons, compared to human writing. This is partly attributed to their tendency to form longer sentences and a greater reliance on conjunctions like 'and'. AI

IMPACT Offers a potential heuristic for identifying AI-generated content based on stylistic differences in punctuation.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece from a journalist about AI writing style.

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Economist suggests AI writing lacks punctuation

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

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    Chapeau to the Economist journalist who wrote this paragraph 😀 "A better way to spot ai-generated writing would be to look for texts without much punctuation at all. llms are very Joycean about it: they use fewer commas and semicolons than humans (and hardly any parentheses). The…