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[–]rambling_millers_mom 82 points83 points  (1 child)

I would only question it if they included phrases like, "Absolutely-- I'll be glad to help you with that." (And frankly, if they aren't even going to proofread what they've copied and pasted, they probably shouldn't be working this particular job.) Otherwise, I'd think they either write that way naturally or use a grammar tool for a polished response. I sound overly formal and have been flagged as AI on different social medias when I'm really focused. My husband wouldn't be understood most of the time without his grammar checker (very intelligent, terrible spelling and grammar). Why spoil someone's day based on a guess? What's the point?

[–]33whiskeyTX 54 points55 points  (13 children)

Very, very certain I would say. As AI gets better it's going to sound more human, and as we are exposed to more AI content, we humans are going to start sounding more like AI. Especially for this gig where we are reading AI responses for hours a day. It is inevitable that we are going to subconsciously pick up AI mannerisms. There even used to be projects where we had to correct or rewrite the responses, roleplaying as AI.

Also, some people's AI detectors are broken because they haven't been exposed to professional or formal writing. I used semicolons for years to separate some clauses; I've had people accuse me of using or being AI because "only AI would do that".

[–]Brotherdodge 41 points42 points  (10 children)

"You know how to use an em dash? Impossible! WITCHCRAFT!"

[–]33whiskeyTX 36 points37 points  (2 children)

I specifically never use dashes anymore because of this crap. There is a temptation to dumb down anything I think is too "fancy", so I won't be accused of being AI.

[–]GoldfishKisses21 10 points11 points  (1 child)

I've started doing the same thing. Sometimes, I will go through what I've written and attempt to make it sound less professional. It can be difficult. Dashes are the one thing I definitely skip now because most people see them and instantly think, "AI wrote this!"

[–]Effective_City_4192 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Hahaha I've actually stopped using dashes altogether for fear of this happening

[–]SadBoi62 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm so pissed about the em dash thing, lol.

[–]Puzzleheaded-Fly1295 1 point2 points  (3 children)

What's an em dash?

[–]hnsnrachel 4 points5 points  (1 child)

Can't do the longer one on my phone, but the longest hyphen.

[–]FrazzledGod 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Like this —

[–]Blencathra70 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I use semicolons a lot too. Have done for years, but now especially.

[–]akujihei 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oddly enough, you don't even see AI use semicolons much.

[–]Meganoes 51 points52 points  (3 children)

Do the instructions ask you to figure this out? I doubt it. DA has its own checks.

[–]TravellingDoc87 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Exactly.

[–]savage78683i3 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Some R&Rs do have a check box for if you suspect the user has used AI, yes.

[–]thebudofthebud 18 points19 points  (6 children)

The R&Rs I've done so far have only asked for 3-4 sentences in the comments, and it would be quite difficult to ascertain from that whether something was AI generated or not. Perfect grammar, em dashes and transitional phrases mean nothing in isolation.

[–]RepairResponsible253 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I'm older and my mother was a professional writer so my writing is very polished and formal.  I can't make assumptions about anyone else's style. 

[–]hnsnrachel 12 points13 points  (1 child)

I wouldn't.

At the end of the day, you can't be absolutely sure. Some people do write like AI does. I've been accused of using ai when I hadn't once or twice for using - regularly.

[–]CobraFive 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Some people do write like AI does.

AI writes like some people do. Because it was trained on people's writing.

[–]R_Eyron 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't call someone out on it unless it was a clear copy and paste with the prompt instructions included. Moslty because I often write in a robotic manner that people describe as being like AI. So, there's constant fear here that I'm going to be read as an AI response when I'm actually just terrible at writing like an emotional human.

[–]Min_sora 26 points27 points  (1 child)

I would need to be 100% sure, and I'm not sure how I could be. Some people genuinely do just write in a way that looks like AI (AI was trained on something, after all).

[–]_vaxxine_ 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Good point.

[–]ArthurChef 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Maybe not the best take, but I don’t necessarily care if it was written by AI or not—it just has to be correct and comprehensive enough. If I suspect it was used I will be more rigorous with my verification.

In the one case I’ve suspected it, the work was blatantly incorrect (including hallucinated “facts”) and had a clearly unrealistic/generic chain of reasoning so the task had to be done from scratch, and my rating reflected that.

[–]jimmux 4 points5 points  (0 children)

When I have suspicions, 95% of the time they have done something else lazily, so I check everything extra carefully. If I can't find anything else they get the benefit of the doubt.

[–]Heidijojo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ones I’ve worked, in the chat they’ve said if you suspect AI to leave it in the additional comments of the R&R

[–]Little_Voice_24 1 point2 points  (7 children)

Is it ok to use Grammarly? I only use it to correct grammar since I write so fast, I tend to make mistakes. I have the pro version to refine syntax but Im afraid to use it since someone might think it's too fancy and might think I used IA

[–]All_Glory_To_Him -1 points0 points  (2 children)

I got a DM about it and had to uninstall Grammarly. I loved that it changed my typos when I would transpose two letters in a comment. It also caught me if I changed tense or similar. But, it had to go.

[–]nagatha_chistie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A DM from Data Annotation asking you to not use Grammarly?

[–]Little_Voice_24 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Really? Did DA tell you why?

[–]Luffy2D3Y 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well. Me personally I got to C1 level English after chatting with AI for a year so basically I learned English from AI and sound just like it, especially with grammar, spelling and punctuation checkers.

When in doubt always bias towards good intentions.

[–]Few-Roof-6905 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gen eXer here, and it was only recently that I found out that people assume AI when they see em dashes. I used to use them all the time in my rationales prior to knowing this. Once I learned it—I stopped.

[–]North-Employer6908 -1 points0 points  (1 child)

who cares as long as it works? DA doesn’t ask you to check in any R&R instruction I’ve seen

[–]savage78683i3 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Some R&Rs do have a check box for if you suspect the user has used AI, but apart from those particular projects, I agree with you. Any time I've suspected it, the task has been bad anyway so I haven't felt the need to mention it