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1. jibal+(OP)[view] [source] 2025-08-28 05:24:27
"are these language changes happening because we’re using a tool and repeating what it suggested or is language changing because AI is influencing the human language system?"

These are the same thing, just on different time scales.

"Given that these are all words typically overused by AI"

Who is to say that they are overused? What even is overuse linguistically? Stylistically a word can be overused within a single work, but that's a different matter. It could well be argued that the data shows that LLMs are increasing human literacy.

A study of changes in language use that can be attributed to the widespread use of LLMs is good science. Mixing in such value judgments as "overuse" is not.

While there are serious potential problems with the widespread use of LLMs, increased use of words like "meticulous" and "garner" aren't among them.

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