The Economist's guide to spotting 2026-era AI writing: long sentences, 'and' overuse, and more
TuhinChakr · x · 2026-08-03
The Economist has identified markers of 2026-era AI writing: preference for long sentences with less punctuation, overuse of 'and', lists of three, polysyllabic adjectives like 'significant' and 'increasingly', scientific jargon like 'rate-limiting' and 'parameter', nominalizations like 'expansion', and the classic 'it's not X, it's Y' structure.
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