Does my writing sound like AI? Claude has thoughts
What could be better than an em dash? They pepper my writing, adding dramatic pauses and emphasizing my biggest points. I love em dashes — so does AI. The use — and overuse — of…
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Does my writing sound like AI? Claude ranked my red flag habits
What could be better than an em dash? They pepper my writing, adding dramatic pauses and emphasizing my biggest points. I love em dashes — so does AI. The use — and overuse — of…
The ZeroWriter Fold is an anti-AI laptop with one job: writing
A massive, triple-screen desktop with cutting-edge performance is great for covering tech news. But it’s also detrimental to focus — two windows of text, one of office chat, one of videos, and a dedicated tablet…
Gmail’s AI writing tool now mimics your style and mines your inbox
In a recent Google Workspace Updates blog post, the company announced that it has begun rolling out two updates to the “Help me write” feature in Gmail, which are designed to do two things: make…
Beware! How AI is writing phishing emails that look real
Back in February 2025, several media outlets warned of a new threat targeting users of Google’s Gmail email service. Attackers used AI technology to perfect phishing emails and make them look more convincing. To do…
How to use ChatGPT to boost your writing
ChatGPT can help with many things—creating images, looking up information, role-playing, solving math problems, programming and much more. But at the heart of everything it does are so-called “large language models”—AI algorithms trained on unimaginable…
Classic Outlook app causing slowdowns when writing emails? Here’s why
If you’re still using Microsoft’s classic Outlook app for your emailing needs, you may have noticed that your computer hardware behaves a bit strangely when using the app—most notably when typing. Earlier this week, Microsoft…
Researchers surprised to find less-educated areas adopting AI writing tools faster
Corporate and diplomatic trends in AI writing According to the researchers, all sectors they analyzed (consumer complaints, corporate communications, job postings) showed similar adoption patterns: sharp increases beginning three to four months after ChatGPT’s November…
My dead father is “writing” me notes again
Enlarge / An AI-generated image featuring my late father’s handwriting. Benj Edwards / Flux Growing up, if I wanted to experiment with something technical, my dad made it happen. We shared dozens of tech adventures…
Generative AI backlash hits annual writing event, prompting resignations
Over the weekend, the nonprofit National Novel Writing Month organization (NaNoWriMo) published an FAQ outlining its position on AI, calling categorical rejection of AI writing technology “classist” and “ableist.” The statement caused a backlash online,…