(ANN ARBOR, MI) Suspicion and affection. Apprehension and excitement. Most people have mixed feelings about AI English, whether or not they always recognize it. When reading text generated by AI, people feel it sounds off, or fake. When reading English by a human, people are more likely to feel it has a characteristic voice or a personal touch.
What exactly makes English sound human, or sound like AI? And does it matter if AI English never truly achieves a human feel?
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