active · lexical · first recorded 2026-07-02 · registers: hn
Sincerity as an intensifier: “genuinely impressive”, “genuinely curious”. 48 occurrences vs 1 in matched human text — near-categorical.
…that satisfying "thock" with each press is genuinely addictive…
…I'm genuinely excited for you to explore it…
occurrences per 10k words, measured 2026-08-17 (run #10, 3 current + 3 vintage models)
| current AI | vintage AI (2024/25) | humans (matched) | canon (great pre-AI prose) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pooled | 5.81 | 5.06 | 0.11 | 0.42 |
| hn | 8.51 | — | 0.00 | |
| cooking | 0.95 | — | 0.00 | |
| parenting | 5.90 | — | 0.34 | |
| 2.37 | — | — |
| run | date | AI /10k | vs humans |
|---|---|---|---|
| #2 | 2026-07-02 | 5.51 | ×25 vs humans |
| #3 | 2026-07-02 | 4.67 | ×39 vs humans |
| #4 | 2026-07-06 | 4.54 | ×19 vs humans |
| #5 | 2026-07-13 | 3.95 | ×16 vs humans |
| #6 | 2026-07-20 | 6.10 | ×18 vs humans |
| #7 | 2026-07-27 | 4.97 | ×10 vs humans |
| #8 | 2026-08-03 | 5.18 | ×42 vs humans |
| #9 | 2026-08-10 | 4.75 | ×19 vs humans |
| #10 | 2026-08-17 | 5.81 | ×51 vs humans |
literal: genuinely