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LLMs normalize personal narratives, altering style and voice in rewriting

A new study analyzed 300 personal narratives rewritten by three large language models, revealing a consistent pattern of stylistic normalization. The LLMs tended to decrease the use of function words, contractions, and first-person pronouns, while increasing vocabulary diversity and word length. These stylistic shifts occurred regardless of whether the prompt asked for general improvement or a simple rewrite, suggesting LLMs exert a pull towards a more polished, less situated writing style. AI

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IMPACT LLM rewriting standardizes personal narratives, potentially impacting digital humanities and text analysis.

RANK_REASON Academic paper analyzing LLM capabilities and impact.

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  1. arXiv cs.CL TIER_1 · Tom van Nuenen ·

    Voice Under Revision: Large Language Models and the Normalization of Personal Narrative

    arXiv:2604.22142v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: This study examines how large language model rewriting alters the style and narrative texture of personal narratives. It analyzes 300 personal narratives rewritten by three frontier LLMs under three prompt conditions: generic improv…

  2. arXiv cs.CL TIER_1 · Tom van Nuenen ·

    Voice Under Revision: Large Language Models and the Normalization of Personal Narrative

    This study examines how large language model rewriting alters the style and narrative texture of personal narratives. It analyzes 300 personal narratives rewritten by three frontier LLMs under three prompt conditions: generic improvement, rewrite-only, and voice-preserving revisi…