AI is changing how we write and speak

While AI was trained to write like humans, these large language models are eroding the unpredictability of our writing and shifting the way we talk. The big picture: Researchers found that AI pushes users toward a more standardized speaking and writing style, reducing variations in sentence structure and vocabulary. The University of Southern California study analyzed scientific journals, local news articles and social media and found writing style diversity dropped sharply after ChatGPT's rele...