LLM prose monotony makes content nauseating; prompting isn't enough

emollick · x · 2026-08-21

Ethan Mollick points out that the lack of stylistic variety in LLM output is a crippling issue, even when the writing quality is good. Encountering the same prose style across instructions, social media, and ads becomes nauseating.

He argues that prompting only goes so far and that real variation is needed, noting that this area is currently under-researched.

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