People trust AI to tell them how to write even when they wouldn't trust the internet to tell them what’s right, according to a linguistics professor.
One reason: large language models are trained on formal texts that make them sound smart.
https://theconversation.com/how-ai-english-and-human-english-differ-and-how-to-decide-when-to-use-artificial-language-277455
https://theconversation.com/how-ai-english-and-human-english-differ-and-how-to-decide-when-to-use-artificial-language-277455
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