{
  "id": 3883402,
  "title": "Is ChatGPT Changing How You're Writing?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/is-chatgpt-changing-how-youre-writing",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-28T03:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Slashdot",
    "slug": "slashdot",
    "url": "https://slashdot.org/story/26/08/27/2315218/is-chatgpt-changing-how-youre-writing"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The rise of AI-powered chatbots like ChatGPT is reshaping the way humans communicate and write, according to a recent study by the Pew Research Center. Led by data scientist Samuel Bestvater, the research team analyzed nearly half a million English language webpage texts over the past five years, since the release of ChatGPT in November 2022 and the emergence of other chatbot technologies. The findings reveal a significant increase in the use of certain words and phrases, as well as changes in punctuation.\n\nThe study detected double the number of em dashes, double the frequency of particular words such as \"delve,\" \"testament,\" and \"interplay,\" and nearly triple the use of negative parallelisms, like \"it's not X, it's Y.\" Additionally, there's been a 63% increase in the use of Oxford commas. These changes suggest that AI-generated text is becoming more prevalent on the web, potentially influencing human writers who strive to differentiate their writing from AI output.\n\nBestvater noted that some people have reported consciously avoiding em dashes in their writing to avoid being perceived as AI-generated. Cognitive psychologist Roger Kreuz from the University of Memphis added that human writers might also be adopting lower-frequency words in their speech due to frequent exposure to AI-generated content. As AI labs continue to refine their models to generate more human-like text, the challenge for people lies in distinguishing bot-generated text from authentic human writing.",
  "summary": "An anonymous reader quotes a report fro SFGATE: From \"rizz\" to \"meat proxy,\" words and phrases have fallen in and out of favor for centuries. Culture, politics and technological development have long influenced these trends, and now, new research shows that ChatGPT is beginning to influence how humans communicate. The findings from a team at the Pew Research Center show how, in a short time since…",
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}