Subj : ChatGPT is changing the way we communicate here's how you can av To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Thu Sep 18 2025 11:45:09 ChatGPT is changing the way we communicate here's how you can avoid speaking like AI in public Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2025 10:40:40 +0000 Description: ChatGPT was trained on us, but research suggests its polished style is echoing back, influencing our words, tone, and even everyday conversations. FULL STORY ====================================================================== ChatGPT and other LLMs (large language models) are designed to sound like us. Trained on vast amounts of human writing (sometimes scraped without consent ), they learned to spot patterns and generate words that feel natural, fluent, and polished how we would write ourselves. But something strange may now be happening. These tools arent just mimicking our language anymore they could be reshaping it. The way AI writes is beginning to influence the way we write, even when were not using it, but simply because everyone else is. The new language loop If youve noticed words like delve, realm, pivotal or meticulous cropping up more often or phrases like the real kicker and patterns like its not X, its Y youre not imagining it. At first glance, this might just look like more people are outsourcing their writing to ChatGPT. But researchers say theres more going on here. A recent study from the Max Planck Institute for Human Development found a measurable and abrupt increase in words that are preferentially generated by ChatGPT since its release. As the researchers put it: Machines, originally trained on human data and subsequently exhibiting their own cultural traits, can, in turn, measurably reshape human culture. They call this a closed cultural feedback loop and warn that it could erode linguistic and cultural diversity. In other words, where AI once learned from us, now we may be learning from it. The AI echo chamber Associate Professor Ritesh Chugh, a socio-tech expert from CQUniversity Australia, calls this the echo effect. People read AI-generated content so frequently that its vocabulary and phrasing echo back in their own writing and speech, he explains. Words such as realm or pivotal reappear not because people deliberately copy AI, but because exposure makes them feel natural and familiar. This doesnt stop at writing. Chugh says: Expressions like it is pivotal to note or in todays landscape are now heard aloud, reflecting how written patterns spill over into oral communication. Whats happening here isnt about people consciously parroting AI; its simply how our brains work. Our brains repeat what we see often. Constant exposure to AI-generated phrases makes them feel natural and easy to recall, Chugh says. That recall shows up everywhere. In blog posts, reports, and meetings, especially on LinkedIn. Over time, it seems like these AI-tinged phrases are the right way to communicate. Socially, people want to match what looks professional, so they unconsciously copy AIs tone, Chugh explains. This creates a feedback loop: AI sets the style, people echo it, and the cycle continues. Losing our voices On the surface, this may seem harmless. So what if we all say pivotal a bit more often? The problem is that if AI-generated language becomes the dominant voice online, we risk narrowing our linguistic diversity until everything starts to sound the same. Because AI-generated text is designed to appear smooth, neutral, and professional, it tends to iron out quirks, regional flavours, and originality. So writing gets boring, and the messiness of human expression is replaced by the same machine-polished tone. The good news is were not powerless. The best defence is conscious variety, Chugh says. Swap buzzwords for simpler words, read more human writing, and value quirks in your own style. He also recommends something I strongly agree with: always write a first draft in your own voice before turning to AI for editing and proofreading. Even then, youll need to carefully read what it produces. When you spot overused phrases, avoid them, Chugh adds. Your originality is what keeps your writing human. This shift may be inevitable, especially considering that the echo effect creeps in without us realizing it. But our voices are worth protecting. The machines should be echoing us, not speaking for us. You might also like I created a motivational AI life coach with Character.ai heres what happened I tried a ChatGPT prompt that 'unlocks 4os full power', and I dont know why I didnt try it sooner I asked AI to plan the perfect day in London heres what it got right and hilariously wrong ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/ai-platforms-assistants/chatgpt/chatgpt-is-changing- the-way-we-communicate-heres-how-you-can-avoid-speaking-like-ai-in-public --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .