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 2026-07-02 (run #3, 3 current + 3 vintage models)
| current AI | vintage AI (2024/25) | humans (matched) | canon (great pre-AI prose) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pooled | 4.67 | 3.41 | 0.12 | 0.42 |
| hn | 8.99 | — | 0.26 | |
| cooking | 0.59 | — | 0.00 | |
| parenting | 1.79 | — | 0.00 | |
| 4.62 | — | — |
| run | date | AI /10k | vs humans |
|---|---|---|---|
| #2 | 2026-07-02 | 5.51 | ×25 vs humans |
| #3 | 2026-07-02 | 4.67 | ×39 vs humans |
literal: genuinely