Lists are the clearest AI writing tell: plausible at a glance, hollow on inspection
sethlazar · x · 2026-09-23
Seth Lazar argues lists have become one of the clearest AI writing tells. Read quickly, they look plausible and impressive; dig in and the items are often a random assortment with no reason behind them — not exhaustive, nearly free-associating. Yet they carry an aura of portent, of a serious mind viewing things from all angles. He calls it his least favorite subgenre of AI writing.
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