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Wikipedia:Signs of AI writing
This is a list of writing and formatting conventions typical of AI chatbots such as ChatGPT, with real examples taken from Wikipedia articles, drafts, comments, and other content. It is a field guide to help detect undisclosed AI-generated content on Wikipedia: while some of the signs may be broadly applicable, some may not apply in a non-Wikipedia context.[a] Not all text featuring these indicators is AI-generated, as the large language models that power AI chatbots are trained on human writing, including Wikipedia. Many elements of AI writing can be found in editorials, blogs, or fan fiction.
AI leaders sign a statement asking the government to do something about automated AI
More than 1,100 employees have signed the letter.

Something Big Is Happening
A personal note for non-tech friends and family on what AI is starting to change.

AI tools make things up a lot, and that’s a huge problem | CNN Business
Artificial intelligence-powered tools like ChatGPT have mesmerized us with their ability to produce authoritative, human-sounding responses to seemingly any prompt. But as more people turn to this buzzy technology for things like homework help, workplace research, or health inquiries, one of its biggest pitfalls is becoming increasingly apparent: AI models sometimes just make things up.

AI is becoming a shopping channel: report
And 34% of shoppers now use the tech

AI is killing the web. Can anything save it?
The rise of ChatGPT and its rivals is undermining the economic bargain of the internet

Brands Adopt ‘No AI’ Disclaimers to Stand Out Amid the Slop
Marketers move to get ahead of growing consumer skepticism by labeling content that doesn’t use AI.
ChatGPT is adding real cartoonists’ signatures to fake New Yorker cartoons
OpenAI's chatbot isn't just imitating the magazine's style. It's also falsely attributing AI-generated images to real artists.

Google Gemini is getting better at identifying AI fakes
Hey Gemini, is this image AI?

Really, you made this without AI? Prove it
The quest to find the ‘Fair Trade’ logo for human-made content.

Startups Target the Tricky Task of Making AI Seem More Human
Simulated human behavior companies raise millions

AI Slop is Killing Online Communities
Like a young child coming home from kindergarten with their latest crayon scrawls, the internet is currently awash with people sharing their AI-generated work. And just like the young child’s drawings, much of that work should be proudly put up on the walls within the artist’s house—and no further.

Time Magazine has a separate version of its website with ads only AI can see
Brands are already paying to influence what chatbots say about them

Hello Local Business, Your AI Ads Are Costing You Customers
'Even if this was a genre popularised by human artists, it would still look like shit'

AI is teaching us to speak like bots, and it’s a problem - Fast Company
AI is creeping into our everyday conversations, making us less patient and teaching us to 'prompt' others instead of talking to them.

...why some companies have started mandating AI adoption, or why Fink & Nadella keep saying things like “you have to trust it” & “it’s going to be diffused” so emphatically it feels like protesting too much, it’s because the slingshot from infrastructural investment to hyperscaled application... 8/