While AI was trained to write like humans, these large language models are eroding the unpredictability of our writing and shifting the way we talk. The big picture: Researchers found that AI pushes users toward a more standardized speaking and writing style, reducing variations in sentence structure and vocabulary. - The University of Southern California study analyzed scientific journals, local news articles and social media and found writing style diversity dropped sharply after ChatGPT's release. - ChatGPT's favored words — such as "delve," "meticulous," "boast" and "comprehend" — are showing up more in everyday conversation, researchers at the Max-Planck Institute for Human Development found after reviewing 740,249…
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