Scientist: ChatGPT's Overuse of 'Provenance' Is a Telltale AI-Writing Signal
AstroJake · x · 2026-10-05
Astrophysicist AstroJake points out that ChatGPT/Codex loves the word "provenance," while real scientists almost never use it — making the word a clear tell that a text was AI-generated.
A commenter countered that computer scientists do use "provenance," prompting the author to joke that computer scientists aren't real scientists after all.
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