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LLMs can get "brain rot"

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avazhi ◴[] No.45658886[source]
“Studying “Brain Rot” for LLMs isn’t just a catchy metaphor—it reframes data curation as cognitive hygiene for AI, guiding how we source, filter, and maintain training corpora so deployed systems stay sharp, reliable, and aligned over time.”

An LLM-written line if I’ve ever seen one. Looks like the authors have their own brainrot to contend with.

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standardly ◴[] No.45660532[source]
That is indeed an LLM-written sentence — not only does it employ an em dash, but also lists objects in a series — twice within the same sentence — typical LLM behavior that renders its output conspicuous, obvious, and readily apparent to HN readers.
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AlecSchueler ◴[] No.45660781[source]
Don't forget the "it's not just X, it's Y" formulation and the rule of 3.
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1. antegamisou ◴[] No.45662858{3}[source]
More signs of AI Writing:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Signs_of_AI_writing

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2. JumpCrisscross ◴[] No.45663588[source]
Can we back this into the internet communities or corpuses of human work that excessively used these phrases? The "it's not just X" seems copy pasted from SEO marketing copy. But some of the others are less obvious.