LLM norms shaped by lack of early text detectors, says tech observer
dioscuri · x · 2026-08-20
This post discusses contingency and path dependency in tech adoption. The author argues that if reliable AI text detectors had existed at launch, norms regarding LLM use in public and academic writing could have developed very differently. Instead, adoption outpaced norm-setting, and the author expects the current established norms to be sticky.
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