I can't tell who's teaching who anymore
The author reflects on how the prevalence of AI-generated text is forcing human writers to alter their natural style to avoid being flagged as machines. This phenomenon creates a cycle where human creativity is suppressed to conform to patterns established by AI models.
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It explores the existential impact of generative AI on human expression and the homogenization of digital communication.
On inheriting my mum's sentences, and watching them read as a machine's
Murphy Trueman September 28, 2026 — 8 minutes read I finished writing an article recently. I did what I always do before I queue something to be published: read it aloud, as if reading a storybook to a child. It's how I find the rhythm: where a comma should sit, whether an em dash earns its beat, and which parenthesis a reader can skip without missing much.
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