
Opus 5.5 loves to tell you ‘this matters’ (and other AI writing tells)
Graphite study found 13,000 phrases over twice as common in AI writing; Claude Opus 5.5 says "this matters" 116 times more than humans.
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Graphite study found 13,000 phrases over twice as common in AI writing; Claude Opus 5.5 says "this matters" 116 times more than humans.

Blog post showcases a verbose self-correcting Claude response, critiquing the model's hedged reasoning style as 'load-bearing seams'.

Essay argues writers should avoid AI for substantive prose because writing is thinking, AI output is subtly vague, and unlabeled AI text misleads readers.
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