Karpathy on the "Awkwardification" of AI Writing
karpathy · x · 2026-07-16
Karpathy argues that the issue goes beyond em dashes; many normal, common linguistic structures suddenly become "weird and awkward" in the context of AI writing.
The post discusses shifting aesthetics in AI-generated text: once certain expressions are frequently used by models, readers reinterpret them as "AI-like," which in turn influences human writing choices.
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