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Zeitgeist — a spike by Chris Gathercole
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  2. Simon Willison — Creator of Datasette; co-creator of Django/

Quoting @therealcornpop

Blog · Watch/Read · (gathered 2026-09-23)

  • AI-generated scripts for platforms like TikTok and YouTube are “super obvious” to detect due to specific stylistic tells and a fundamental lack of authentic human voice.
  • Key indicators of AI writing include common “AI-isms” like the “it’s not X, it’s Y” structure, the rule of three, and a “weird broken staccato-like way of writing” that uses excessive punctuation without conveying genuine depth.
  • The most significant giveaway is the “lack of anything” – specifically, the absence of a “definitive sort of spear of your voice” and the clear impression that the creator lacks genuine opinions about the topic.