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minimaxir 3 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: AI is slowing down

Style is relevant to how humans communicate and it's not always about the message, and it can sometimes work against it. AP Style is an editorial standard for a reason.

IF I WROTE AN ENTIRE BLOG POST IN ALL CAPS ABOUT HOW AI IS LITERALLY SATAN PEOPLE WOULD JUST THINK I AM A CRAZY PERSON

tsunamifury 3 months ago [–]

You're right style does matter, and the flat tone of AP is basically extinct now because it was not a meaningful or widely desired style.

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