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fromMail Online
1 week ago

Startling shift in people's vocabulary should 'worry us', experts say

Researchers at the University of Florida found that adults are increasingly weaving ChatGPT-style vocabulary into everyday speech, favoring words like 'surpass,' 'boast,' 'meticulous,' 'strategically' and 'garner.' The team analyzed 22.1 million words from unscripted and spontaneous spoken language, including conversational podcasts on science and technology. They discovered that nearly three-quarters of AI-associated words have surged in use since ChatGPT's release in 2022, with some more than doubling in frequency.
Artificial intelligence
History
fromMedievalists.net
1 week ago

40 Cities That Had Different Names in Medieval Times - Medievalists.net

City names change over time due to political, linguistic, and power shifts, reflecting empires, national identities, and language reforms.
fromTheregister
1 month ago

LLMs are changing how we speak, say German researchers

The uptake of words preferred by LLMs in real-time human-human interactions suggests a deeper cognitive process at play, but the actual underlying adoption process remains unknown.
Digital life
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