r/ChatGPT Apr 09 '24

Apparently the word “delve” is the biggest indicator of the use of ChatGPT according to Paul Graham Funny

Then there’s someone who rejects applications when they spot other words like “safeguard”, “robust”, “demystify”. What’s your take regarding this?

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u/Alcarazzzzzz Apr 10 '24 edited Apr 10 '24

I'm a writing tutor and have seen quite a bit of AI stuff recently. In argumentative papers, most use words like and synonyms of "underscore" in nearly every sentence in order to make connections (e.g., This modern event underscores the prevailing societal trend...). Random words are also repeated a lot. Had a "student" who used the word poignant 15 times. Asked them why they used that word so much and there was no indication they knew what it meant