alt Hacker NewsI think it is great that people point out LLM generated articles here on HN. Sadly, it feels like I am slowly loosing my skill to identify LLM speak. Maybe I am getting worn out of all LLM content... So, please, list the indicators and telltale signs from the specific article or blog post (like others have done here already). At least I would appreciate it a lot.
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Straight quotes were my first clue, followed by “it’s not this it’s that” and subheads.
> Sadly, it feels like I am slowly loosing my skill to identify LLM speak.
Just read a few fiction books written in 2026 in Amazon Kindle Unlimited. Your brain will be trained to recognize AI-Slop Speak in No Time.
The multiple uses of "it's worth X" made me question the authorship, for one
The em-dashes
Specific article aside, you may be interested in:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:AISIGNS
https://github.com/blader/humanizer/blob/main/SKILL.md#conte...
> It is not age verification. It is identity verification.
> You can change a password. You cannot change your face.
> This is not a popularity contest, and refusal is not a vote you are trying to win
These were a couple sentences that were immediate flags to me. There've been countless articles written on this (I can dig them up if you want), but IMO there are pretty clear semantic rhythms you start to notice.
It is not foo, it is bar. You can zip, you cannot zap.